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

April 2014

Inner west puts out the welcome mat for refugees (Maribyrnong Weekly)

17 April 20140 comments

As thousands of people rallied around Australia on Sunday demanding better treatment of asylum seekers, inner-west...

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AC/DC: Migrant kids who made the long climb to the top of rock’n’roll (Brisbane Times)

16 April 20140 comments

AC/DC are as good an example of the changing face of Australia in the second half of the 20th century...

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Collie asylum seekers given hope that they might stay (ABC)

15 April 20140 comments

Last week, the Babaie family were illegal immigrants who were afraid they would have to leave Australia. Now the asylum...

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Australia could take ‘regional leadership role’ on tackling people smuggling, says Immigration Minister Scott Morrison (ABC Radio)

15 April 20140 comments

Immigration Minister Scott Morrison has pointed to Australia’s success in stemming the flow of asylum seeker boats...

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