Compelling news from the refugee and migrant sector

Refugee’s journey comes full circle

18 December 20240 comments

In 2009 Bwe Thay arrived in Melbourne as a refugee from Burma and was supported by settlement agency AMES Australia.

This week, he became a member of the… Read Full Article

Refugee family rescued from care crisis

11 December 20240 comments

A refugee family facing significant and multiple barriers to settlement have been supported to build happy, successful lives in Adelaide thanks to a collaboration between humanitarian settlement… Read Full Article

New book highlights our shared humanity

11 December 20240 comments

A compelling new book tells the inspirational stories of second-generation migrant Australians, who share their families’ settlement journeys and their own search for identity.

Titled ‘At the Heart… Read Full Article

Melbourne’s united nations of food

11 December 20240 comments

Driving into the Pacific Market at Ardeer, in Melbourne’s west, you are met with an array of flags and numerous food trucks.

Pakistani, Italian, Indian and many other… Read Full Article

Syrian community celebrates the end of Assad

10 December 20240 comments

Australia’s Syrian refugee community is celebrating the fall of the brutal Assad regime in their homeland but they also have concerns about what the future holds for… Read Full Article

Refugee family reunited after 12 years

20 November 20240 comments

When the Ahmad-Zada family were deported from Pakistan to Afghanistan earlier this year as undocumented Afghan refugees, they feared the worst.

Maryam Ahmad-Zada and her husband Habibullah had… Read Full Article

Sector News

September 2014

Abbott faces the reality of multicultural Australia (ABC)

29 September 20140 comments

While many conservatives continue to hold to the Howard line against multiculturalism, Tony Abbott is adjusting to the...

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New refugee visas could provide boost for rural communities and farm businesses (ABC)

26 September 20140 comments

Farm groups and rural communities say the Federal Government’s proposed new visa arrangement for refugees would be...

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Cambodia has agreed to a deal to take asylum seekers (The Daily Telegraph)

26 September 20140 comments

CAMBODIA is about to sign an agreement with the Australian Government to resettle refugees that are currently being held...

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From child soldier to Adelaide restaurateur: Mohamed Beyan’s story (ABC)

23 September 20140 comments

His family moved to the country’s capital, Addis Ababa, when he was still young, and it was here that his...

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