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

February 2015

From refugee camp to cricket’s biggest stage for Afghanistan skipper in World Cup debut (Sydney Morning Herald)

18 February 20150 comments

His country is war-torn, he grew up in a refugee camp and his father was kidnapped two years ago. But...

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Javed Ahmadi a key player in Afghanistan’s cricket World Cup campaign (The Sydney Morning Herald)

16 February 20150 comments

Javed Ahmadi is Afghanistan’s answer to “The Big Show” and Australian fast-bowling great Geoff Lawson...

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40 years on, Vietnamese community says thank you, Australia (The Courier Mail)

16 February 20150 comments

SOME came as refugees by boat, others flew here. But there is no argument that Melbourne has been profoundly changed...

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Roth Hetherington Reserve renewed by upskilling asylum seekers (Sydney Morning Herald)

11 February 20150 comments

Australiana was all the rage in the 1970s, when the Springvale City Council hit on the idea of turning a...

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