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

June 2014

Professional mentoring delivers results for jobs seekers

30 June 20140 comments

Eight of fifteen AMES Pathways to Employment course students sent out on work placements recently were offered jobs by...

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AMES hires its own graduates

30 June 20140 comments

AMES not only provides education and training but also employment opportunities for skilled migrants and refugees from...

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OPEN YOUR HEARTS performance for Refugee Week

22 June 20140 comments

AMES volunteers were treated to the first performance of OPEN YOUR HEARTS – songs and stories of refugees at the...

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AMES students on the ball in the CALD Cup

20 June 20140 comments

More than 100 AMES students took part in the Western Bulldogs’ annual CALDplay Football Carnival this week at the...

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