Compelling news from the refugee and migrant sector

Exclusive – New global database aimed at helping stateless people

19 May 20260 comments

A new world-first legal database has been created to help stateless people achieve positive human rights outcomes, including residency and citizenship.
The ‘Global Caselaw Database on Statelessness’ has been established…

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Afghan baby evacuee becomes an Aussie citizen

14 May 20260 comments

The first baby born among the cohort of Afghan refugees who were airlifted out of Kabul and resettled in Australia following the return to power of the Taliban in…

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Victorian 2026-27 state budget supports multiculturalism

7 May 20260 comments

Despite rising debt and increasing economic uncertainty caused by the conflict in the Middle East, the 2026-27 Victorian state budget has delivered significant support for multiculturalism and multicultural communities…

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Diversity celebrated on ANZAC Day

30 April 20261 comment

Cultural diversity is increasingly becoming a feature of Anzac Day commemorations.
The Karen refugee community at Nhill, in Victoria’s north-east, have been integral to the town’s Anzac Day commemoration for…

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Australia’s migrant population growing and changing – ABS report

30 April 20260 comments

Australia’s overseas-born population has increased to 8.8 million, or 32 per cent of the total population, according to new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ASBS).
The latest data,…

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Teenagers show the way towards social cohesion

30 April 20261 comment

The Australia Day speeches of two schoolgirls from the northern Victorian town of Nhill are signposts to the inspiring and exemplar story of a community that had embraced diversity…

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Lead story

September 2022

Art exhibition reveals hopes, dreams and passions of Syrian women

22 September 20220 comments

A stunning and deeply personal art exhibition by a group of Syrian women artists who fled the conflict in their...

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August 2022

Return to Syria – An emotional journey home

31 August 20222 comments

Former Syrian refugee Norma Medawar recently returned to her homeland for the first time since she left amid a...

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Soccer team, a voice for Afghan women

31 August 20220 comments

Ron Barassi Reserve is a small community ground in Melbourne’s Docklands. Flanked by the Bolte Bridge and North Wharf,...

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Afghanistan in crisis after a year under the Taliban

29 August 20220 comments

A year after the fall of Afghanistan to the Taliban regime, despite promises to the contrary, human rights and women’s...

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