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

Business and migrants join forces (The Courier)

12 March 20140 comments

A SERIES of special breakfasts aims to connect the local business and migrant communities. The breakfasts are the...

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Bishop grilled on ‘inhumane’ asylum policy (Prime 7)

11 March 20140 comments

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has faced accusations that Australia’s treatment of asylum seekers is “inhumane...

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Manus Island inquiry: PNG may not allow Australian probe on its soil (The Age)

7 March 20140 comments

Asylum seekers and workers at the Manus Island detention centre should be flown to Australia to give their evidence to...

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Government re-introduces visa freeze for refugee boat arrivals (SBS)

6 March 20140 comments

The Australian Greens say the federal government’s decision to re-introduce a controversial freeze on granting...

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