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

October 2013

AMES client finds meaningful engagement at the gym

31 October 20130 comments

For AMES client Amir Kashani, the chance to go to the local gym and swim or work out is a...

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SPMP student lands a job

29 October 20130 comments

AMES student Pouria Ebram has secured a job as a direct result of his participation in AMES initiatives for skilled...

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Helping asylum seeker mums with parenting

25 October 20130 comments

A series of ‘Mother and Baby Group’ sessions at Flagstaff aimed at helping newly arrived asylum seeker client families...

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AMES clients seeking jobs as PSOs

18 October 20130 comments

AMES is holding a course for young men from CALD backgrounds seeking to get jobs as Protective Services Officers (PSOs)....

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