Compelling news from the refugee and migrant sector

Afghan evacuees feel welcome and safe five years on – survey

1 October 20260 comments

Afghan families who arrived in Australia five years ago this month after being evacuated from Kabul as it fell to the Taliban are feeling welcome, safe, confident about their…

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Refugee footballers win a flag and friendships

24 September 20260 comments

When the Nhill Tigers under-14 boys team won the Wimmera District AFL grand final this month, it was the culmination of an intensive season of training and drills.
It was…

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New immigration arrangements revealed

17 September 20260 comments

The federal government will tighten temporary visa rules in a bid to reduce annual net overseas migration from about 300,000 to 225,000 people by 2028.
The government’s new immigration policy…

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Local communities support victims of Nepal-Tibet disaster

3 September 20260 comments

Australia’s Himalayan communities have rallied to support the victims of the catastrophic floods in Nepal and Tibet.
Community groups are raising money to support victims and community vigils are being…

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Migrant jobs at risk from AI – analysis

31 August 20260 comments

Migrants in Australia are among the most vulnerable to losing their jobs to the roll out of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology, a new analysis has found.
An AI Industry Impact…

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Nahid’s story – one woman’s epic journey from statelessness to service

31 August 20260 comments

Nahid Kazemi spent ten years struggling to survive in Malaysia as a stateless refugee after fleeing Iran. Earlier, her family had fled their home in Afghanistan because of war.
She…

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Sector News

March 2015

Shout Out youth program helps Broadmeadows Sudanese migrant connect with community

23 March 20150 comments

ELGAILI  Mangati has struggled to “fit in” since arriving in Australia as a refugee from Sudan almost 10 years ago....

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Older migrants ‘struggle to access basic services’ (SBS)

18 March 20150 comments

Australia’s largest migrant community group says migrants who arrive in Australia at an older age often struggle to...

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Strangers on a bus: Sydney show gives a seat and voice to asylum seekers (The Guardian)

16 March 20150 comments

Origin-Transit-Destination features former refugees telling unvarnished stories of finding their way to, and making their...

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Peter Dutton to test lower court’s asylum judgment (The Australian)

16 March 20150 comments

IMMIGRATION Minister Peter Dutton has launched a High Court challenge to a lower court’s ruling that is undermining the...

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