Compelling news from the refugee and migrant sector

Dragon Boat Festival brings history to life

6 June 20250 comments

By Katherine Kwong

The Dragon Boat Festival is celebrated by Chinese communities across the globe on the fifth day of the fifth month of the lunar calendar.

Recently it… Read Full Article

Australia gets first MP of Palestinian background

3 June 20250 comments

Australia has its first member of parliament who is from a Palestinian background.

Muslim Labor candidate Basem Abdo has won the electorate of Calwell, in Melbourne’s north, despite… Read Full Article

Migration should be part of the post-election conversation

3 June 20250 comments

Opinion – Vanda Fortunato, Chair AMES Australia

In the aftermath of Labor’s decisive election victory, there has been much commentary about how the government… Read Full Article

Victorian Budget targets families, cost of living

21 May 20250 comments

Families and people struggling with the cost of living are among the biggest winners in this year’s Victorian budget.

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Refugee has dreams of hi-tech future

14 May 20250 comments

An Afghan refugee who was forced to flee the brutal Taliban regime is now carving out a new life and career for himself in Melbourne and dreams… Read Full Article

Migrants, refugees voted with their hearts

5 May 20250 comments

Refugee and migrant communities are breathing a sigh of relief following the Labour Party’s decisive victory in the 2025 federal election.

The Coalition’s policies going into the poll… Read Full Article

Sector News

April 2016

Safe at last – They’re among the first of the ‘lucky’ 12,000 to arrive. So how were Osama Butti and his family chosen, and what do they make of their new home?

18 April 20160 comments

He believes in God and he believes in us, the Australians who helped make his children safe. He’s travelled so...

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August 2015

Migrant women work together to create a productive space (Leader)

5 August 20150 comments

AN IMPRESSIVE CV including three degrees and a successful career as a communications expert and business administrator...

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July 2015

Journey to Australia explored in refugee artwork (ABC)

27 July 20150 comments

After years in a refugee camp a Bendigo woman uses art to relive her journey to Australia. Read more:...

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Refugees share their stories from war-torn Middle East to asylum in Australia (Daily Telegraph)

15 July 20150 comments

Former refugees who now call western Sydney home share their stories in a bid to eradicate stereotypes and put a...

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