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

August 2014

AMES students land hospitality jobs

1 August 20140 comments

For Erminio Yap and Htun Htun, students from AMES West Hub, getting up at 5.30am was just the start of their...

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July 2014

AMES students kick goals at Etihad

25 July 20140 comments

Dozens of AMES students competed in half-time football games at Etihad Stadium last Sunday as part of the AFL’s...

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AMES students to grace Etihad Stadium

18 July 20140 comments

Dozens of AMES students will take centre stage at Etihad Stadium on Sunday as part of the AFL’s Multicultural Round....

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June 2014

AMES students tread the boards

30 June 20140 comments

This week five AMES students from our South Hub staged performances of a show written by them and fellow students...

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