Compelling news from the refugee and migrant sector

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 stateless refugee after fleeing Iran. Earlier, her family had fled their home in Afghanistan because of war.
She grew…

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Painting provides healing and happiness

5 August 20260 comments

Cancer, spinal surgery and long-term unemployment have failed to dampen the dreams of Thai migrant Chattraporn Suwantevakup.
Between 2019 and 2022, Chattraporn, 62, underwent intensive treatment for follicular lymphoma, including…

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Finding the sweet spot – how a refugee rebuilt his life

30 July 20260 comments

Aghan refugee Hafiz Kamali has overcome being targeted by the Taliban, having little English language and almost no knowledge of commercial practice in Australia to start a business and…

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Refugee convention marks 75 years under existential threat

30 July 20260 comments

This month marks the 75th anniversary of the 1951 Refugee Convention, which was created in the wake and amid the wreckage of World War II to help people fleeing…

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Sector News

September 2014

Asylum seeker brain dead after cut turned to septicaemia in ‘shocking’ detention conditions (SBS)

3 September 20140 comments

There are reports Hamid Kehazaei, a 24-year-old Iranian asylum seeker who had been detained on Manus Island, has been...

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Fashion a pathway to new life for refugee (The Standard)

2 September 20140 comments

A refugee has told how a fashion social enterprise helped her find her feet in Australia after she was kidnapped...

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Former refugee Hieu Van Le sworn in as South Australia’s governor during official ceremony (ABC)

1 September 20140 comments

Former Vietnam refugee Hieu Van Le has been sworn in as South Australia’s new Governor at an official ceremony at...

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August 2014

NSW targets health messages at ethnic communities (SBS)

30 August 20140 comments

The New South Wales health department says certain groups have higher rates of health-related problems such as heart...

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