Compelling news from the refugee and migrant sector

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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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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Sector News

March 2015

Boat policy hurting asylum seekers: report (The Australian)

16 March 20150 comments

THE federal government’s turn-back-the-boats policy is putting asylum seekers at risk and has hurt Australia’s...

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Pascoe Vale cricket club gives Glenroy asylum seeker new hope for future (Herald Sun)

16 March 20150 comments

CRICKET has given asylum seeker Maleesh De Silva a vital release from the harsh realities of his life. Now living...

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My Sister’s Keeper: Women’s network supporting new migrants facing abuse (SBS)

13 March 20150 comments

An African women’s network supporting new arrivals facing abuse is proving so successful it’s opening its arms to...

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Community Kitchen provides a social network for asylum seekers in Western Sydney (ABC)

13 March 20150 comments

Every fortnight almost 200 asylum seekers gather for an event known as The Community Kitchen, which provides a culinary...

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