Compelling news from the refugee and migrant sector

Opinion – Debunking the myth of migrants stealing jobs

3 October 20240 comments

Cath Scarth, CEO of AMES Australia

Among the plethora of false claims uttered by former US President Donald Trump during his recent debate with Vice President Kamela Harris… Read Full Article

Family who are three-time refugees escape statelessness

3 October 20240 comments

Rami Hussein is one of about four-and-a-half million people across the globe who have, or are, enduring statelessness.

Rami’s father fled Palestine during the 1948 was when Zionist… Read Full Article

CALD women at the bottom of the workplace equity ladder

3 October 20240 comments

Women from culturally diverse communities are at the most disadvantaged when it comes to workplace equity and the gender pay gap, new research reveals.

They are more likely… Read Full Article

Three decades of selfless volunteering

3 October 20240 comments

For 27 years Jim Revell has quietly been making a difference in the lives of thousands of migrants and refugees newly arrived in Australia.

His work as a… Read Full Article

Stunning photo essay explores the asylum seeker experience

29 August 20240 comments

A stunning new photo exhibition charts the journey of an asylum seeker from Afghanistan over two years and across three continents.

Photojournalist Barat Ali Batoor has recorded his… Read Full Article

Helping refugees find their first homes in Australia

22 August 20240 comments

Her own family’s story of displacement has driven Lena Torus’ passion to help refugees find their first homes in Australia.

Lena is a Senior Client Manager with the… Read Full Article

Sound Bite

December 2016

Multicultural cohort

19 December 20160 comments

The social interactions of different cohorts of migrants are captured in this video about an end of year celebration...

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October 2016

Youth Camp 2016

18 October 20162 comments

In September 2016, students from AMES Australia travelled to the Charnwood Camp in the Strathbogie Ranges. Compiled by...

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September 2016

Adele Murdolo from MCWH

9 September 20162 comments

Multicultural Centre for Women’s Health CEO Dr Adele Murdolo has worked in the centre for 16 years. She discusses...

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August 2016

Interview with Thomas Albrecht

17 August 20160 comments

The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees’ man in Australia, Thomas Albrecht, speaks to AMES Australia Senior...

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