Compelling news from the refugee and migrant sector

Reflections on my homeland

18 April 20240 comments

I have been living permanently in Melbourne for the past 20 years and in 2023 my family and I decided to go back to Nepal for a… Read Full Article

Sun shines finally on Persian chef

18 April 20240 comments

Twelve years after he fled Iran in fear of his life Melbourne chef and humanitarian Hamed Allahyari can now call Australia his forever home.

As asylum seekers, Hamed… Read Full Article

Gift of food and friendship helping families settle in Mildura

14 March 20240 comments

An innovative new project is connecting Congolese and Burundian families newly arrived in Mildura with members of the existing local communities.

Set up by Jules Kangeta, a Case… Read Full Article

Community leader and volunteer is ‘Woman of Impact’

8 March 20240 comments

A Syrian refugee who overcame war, persecution and displacement to become a key leader and bulwark of her community is the inaugural ‘AMES Australia Woman of Impact’.

Norma… Read Full Article

Ukrainian treasures go on show in Melbourne

8 March 20240 comments

A stunning and poignant exhibition of Ukrainian art and craft opens in Melbourne this month showcasing thousands of years of the culture and traditions of the war-ravaged… Read Full Article

Newly arrived communities hit harder by cost of living pressure – study

1 March 20240 comments

Emerging refugee and migrant communities in Australia appear to be suffering greater cost of living stress than the broader community, a survey of community leaders has found. 

A… Read Full Article

Local AMES News

February 2014

SPMP program draws interstate interest

7 February 20140 comments

AMES Skilled Professional Migrant Program has secured its first interstate student. Accountant Jagadish Saripalli travels...

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Good Wheel Project gets rolling

7 February 20141 comment

AMES this week launched an initiative that will see asylum seeker clients from the City of Melbourne get free bicycles...

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English classes give mums social connections

7 February 20140 comments

English classes for vulnerable women with young children have begun at AMES Sunshine in an innovative program trying to...

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January 2014

AMES Youth students learn about sound environmental practices

22 January 20140 comments

About 18 youth students from Noble Park AMES went on an excursion on the final day of classes last year...

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