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

September 2014

Asylum seeker brain dead after cut turned to septicaemia in ‘shocking’ detention conditions (SBS)

3 September 20140 comments

There are reports Hamid Kehazaei, a 24-year-old Iranian asylum seeker who had been detained on Manus Island, has been...

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Fashion a pathway to new life for refugee (The Standard)

2 September 20140 comments

A refugee has told how a fashion social enterprise helped her find her feet in Australia after she was kidnapped...

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Former refugee Hieu Van Le sworn in as South Australia’s governor during official ceremony (ABC)

1 September 20140 comments

Former Vietnam refugee Hieu Van Le has been sworn in as South Australia’s new Governor at an official ceremony at...

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August 2014

NSW targets health messages at ethnic communities (SBS)

30 August 20140 comments

The New South Wales health department says certain groups have higher rates of health-related problems such as heart...

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