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

March 2014

When language is only the first barrier (The Courier)

15 March 20140 comments

WHEN Faiza Khursheed moved to Ballarat in 2010 and studied a Master of Commerce at the then University of Ballarat,...

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Rich cultural history (Sunraysia Daily)

15 March 20140 comments

SUNRAYSIA’S diverse culture has a history of its own and is one that will be celebrated as part of Cultural...

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People smuggler sentences to stay: govt (Prime 7)

12 March 20140 comments

The federal government says mandatory sentences for people smugglers will remain, despite a judge saying the punishment is...

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Urthboy speaks up and sings out after Reza Barati death on Manus Island (Brisbane Times)

12 March 20140 comments

The night Reza Barati died at Australia’s offshore detention centre on Manus Island, hip-hop artist Urthboy was...

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