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

September 2014

Region declared ‘refugee’ friendly (Colac Otway)

11 September 20140 comments

Colac Otway Shire is officially a refugee friendly region. Members of the refugee community including the Colac based...

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High Court defeat for Scott Morrison over temporary visa for refugee (The Age)

11 September 20140 comments

Immigration Minister Scott Morrison has suffered another defeat in the High Court after his attempt to grant a stateless...

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Scott Morrison proposes releasing asylum seekers onto Australian mainland under TPV plan (Mandurah Mail)

10 September 20140 comments

Asylum seekers who arrived by boat last year could be offered temporary protection visas and allowed to live in the...

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Rural communities ‘welcoming of’ refugees (SBS)

10 September 20140 comments

Refugee advocacy groups have welcomed calls from the National Party to expand the number of places in the Refugee and...

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