Compelling news from the refugee and migrant sector

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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75 years of refugee protection marked

30 April 20260 comments

This year marks the 75th anniversary of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees – the cornerstone of the international refugee protection regime.
For 75 years, the convention…

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Refugee’s long journey to safety

27 April 20260 comments

Eritrean refugee Jahar Mussa Mahmud survived conscription by a brutal military regime, the harsh conditions of a notorious military camp and ten years as a refugee living precariously in…

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Local AMES News

November 2013

Bicycles needed to get clients on the move

29 November 20130 comments

AMES clients in the Whittlesea area will get bicycles under a ground breaking new initiative. In partnership with the...

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AMES provides cyber safety sessions

22 November 20130 comments

About 20 youth students at AMES St Albans this week completed a ThinkUKnow cyber safety session. ThinkUKnow is an...

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AMES celebrates the Melbourne Cup

8 November 20130 comments

The ABC’s Lateline visited a special Melbourne Cup event held by AMES at Ringwood this week. Teacher Chris Walters...

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AMES front and centre at FECCA

1 November 20130 comments

AMES will feature prominently at the Federation of Ethnic Communities’ Councils of Australia (FECCA) 2013...

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