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

Refugee week celebrates 25 years of Australia’s Women at risk programme (The Indian Sun)

20 June 20140 comments

Australia has helped resettle almost 14,500 refugee women and their families Australia’s contributions to resettling...

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Canterbury woman helping to create professional links as a mentor through AMES (Herald Sun)

20 June 20140 comments

SUSAN O’Keeffe knows how difficult it is to come from another country and try and find your place in society....

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Restoring hope to refugees in our community (Echo Net Daily)

19 June 20140 comments

Most Australians are unaware of the challenges that face refugees who live in their communities. Refugee Week is a...

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Hundreds farewell Tamisl asylum seeker Leo Seemanpillai at funeral (Geelong Advertiser)

19 June 20140 comments

HUNDREDS of mourners gathered in Geelong to farewell Tamil asylum seeker Leo Seemanpillai yesterday at a funeral making a...

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