Compelling news from the refugee and migrant sector

Refugee Week 2026 – Syrian, Iraqi refugees happy and settling well, survey finds

19 June 20260 comments

Syrian and Iraqi refugees who came to Australia as a result of the conflict in their homelands are overwhelmingly happy with their lives, feeling safe and optimistic about the…

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Socceroos powered by refugees

16 June 20260 comments

Three Socceroos currently representing Australia and the World Cup arrived in Australia as refugees.
Nestory Irankunda, 20, Mohamed Touré, 22, and Awer Mabil, 30 all came to Australia as refugees.
They…

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Human displacement remains at record levels – UNHCR report

15 June 20260 comments

Human displacement remains at a record high despite a slight drop in the numbers people forced to flee their homes, according to a new report from the UN’s refugee…

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Migrant, refugee communities growing anxious over Iran war, cost-of-living and migration narratives – survey finds

2 June 20260 comments

Levels of anxiety are rising among emerging refugee and migrant communities in Australia because of the conflict in the Middle East, increasingly negative political narratives around migration and the…

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Exclusive – New global database aimed at helping stateless people

19 May 20260 comments

A new world-first legal database has been created to help stateless people achieve positive human rights outcomes, including residency and citizenship.
The ‘Global Caselaw Database on Statelessness’ has been established…

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Afghan baby evacuee becomes an Aussie citizen

14 May 20260 comments

The first baby born among the cohort of Afghan refugees who were airlifted out of Kabul and resettled in Australia following the return to power of the Taliban in…

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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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