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

December 2015

Refugee couple find safety but fear for their country

15 December 20151 comment

Hani and Hayam Pito are not your average refugees. As comfortable, middle-class professionals the future looked bright for...

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Asylum seeker boat an important piece of recent history

8 December 20151 comment

A 45-foot fishing boat that carried 66 asylum seekers on a perilous voyage across the Indian Ocean is to become...

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November 2015

Refugee finds safety but sadness lingers

17 November 20151 comment

When three of Syrian refugee George’s friends were killed during the bitter fighting in his home city of Aleppo, he...

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Photography exhibition reveals the real Nauru

17 November 20151 comment

A new exhibition of compelling images from the island nation of Nauru offers an alternative perspective on a place that...

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