Compelling news from the refugee and migrant sector

Safe space created for Melbourne’s gig workers

1 May 20240 comments

They are the forgotten people of cities around the world – gig workers and delivery drivers who go about their difficult and often dangerous jobs with little… Read Full Article

Reflections on my homeland

18 April 20240 comments

I have been living permanently in Melbourne for the past 20 years and in 2023 my family and I decided to go back to Nepal for a… Read Full Article

Sun shines finally on Persian chef

18 April 20240 comments

Twelve years after he fled Iran in fear of his life Melbourne chef and humanitarian Hamed Allahyari can now call Australia his forever home.

As asylum seekers, Hamed… Read Full Article

Gift of food and friendship helping families settle in Mildura

14 March 20240 comments

An innovative new project is connecting Congolese and Burundian families newly arrived in Mildura with members of the existing local communities.

Set up by Jules Kangeta, a Case… Read Full Article

Community leader and volunteer is ‘Woman of Impact’

8 March 20240 comments

A Syrian refugee who overcame war, persecution and displacement to become a key leader and bulwark of her community is the inaugural ‘AMES Australia Woman of Impact’.

Norma… Read Full Article

Ukrainian treasures go on show in Melbourne

8 March 20240 comments

A stunning and poignant exhibition of Ukrainian art and craft opens in Melbourne this month showcasing thousands of years of the culture and traditions of the war-ravaged… Read Full Article

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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