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

June 2014

Hieu Van Le to be next SA Governor: From war-torn Vietnam to vice-regal post (ABC)

26 June 20140 comments

Former Vietnam refugee Hieu Van Le has been named as South Australia’s next governor. Mr Le, the current deputy,...

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Former refugee to become SA governor (SBS)

26 June 20140 comments

Former refugee Hieu Van Le will be the next governor of South Australia. The Vietnamese-born Mr Le will succeed Rear...

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Footscray: Plan promotes health lift for western suburbs refugees (Start Weekly)

26 June 20140 comments

Thousands of refugees and asylum-seekers settling in Melbourne’s west face a healthier future under a plan launched in...

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Tutors a voice for refugees (Leader)

26 June 20140 comments

THE language barrier can be one of the biggest hurdles facing newly arrived migrants and refugees in the Maroondah...

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