Compelling news from the refugee and migrant sector

Afghan evacuees feel welcome and safe five years on – survey

1 October 20260 comments

Afghan families who arrived in Australia five years ago this month after being evacuated from Kabul as it fell to the Taliban are feeling welcome, safe, confident about their…

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Refugee footballers win a flag and friendships

24 September 20260 comments

When the Nhill Tigers under-14 boys team won the Wimmera District AFL grand final this month, it was the culmination of an intensive season of training and drills.
It was…

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New immigration arrangements revealed

17 September 20260 comments

The federal government will tighten temporary visa rules in a bid to reduce annual net overseas migration from about 300,000 to 225,000 people by 2028.
The government’s new immigration policy…

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Local communities support victims of Nepal-Tibet disaster

3 September 20260 comments

Australia’s Himalayan communities have rallied to support the victims of the catastrophic floods in Nepal and Tibet.
Community groups are raising money to support victims and community vigils are being…

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Migrant jobs at risk from AI – analysis

31 August 20260 comments

Migrants in Australia are among the most vulnerable to losing their jobs to the roll out of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology, a new analysis has found.
An AI Industry Impact…

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Nahid’s story – one woman’s epic journey from statelessness to service

31 August 20260 comments

Nahid Kazemi spent ten years struggling to survive in Malaysia as a stateless refugee after fleeing Iran. Earlier, her family had fled their home in Afghanistan because of war.
She…

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Sector News

June 2014

Immigration Minister Scott Morrison rejects Labor’s calls for increased refugee intake (ABC)

21 June 20140 comments

Immigration Minister Scott Morrison has defended the size of Australia’s humanitarian refugee program in the light of...

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Protection visa cap ruled invalid by High Court, Immigration Minister Scott Morrison ordered to reconsider asylum seekers’ application (ABC)

21 June 20140 comments

The High Court has struck down a law which allowed the Government to cap the number of protection visas it...

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Plight of Afghan Hazara people revealed in new photography exhibition (ABC)

20 June 20140 comments

A young Hazara photo-journalist is using an exhibition to encourage the wider Australia to give asylum seekers a chance....

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Minister can’t limit visa numbers: High Court (SBS)

20 June 20140 comments

In a blow to the government’s tough stance on asylum seekers, High Court judges unanimously upheld challenges by a...

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