Compelling news from the refugee and migrant sector

Facing life’s challenges with a smile

26 October 20260 comments

Dalal Altaji’s life has been 51 years of constant struggle.
A struggle to overcome her disability, a struggle to access and complete her education, a struggle to survive the devastation…

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Conference focuses on belonging, cohesion

22 October 20260 comments

FECCA Conference 2026
Australians need to foster a sense of belonging at a local level to avoid eroding social cohesion, according to a leading multicultural voice.
Chair of the Australian Multicultural…

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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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Sector News

May 2014

Migration Act amended to exclude refugees with bad security assessment (The Guardian)

14 May 20140 comments

The Senate has passed a controversial amendment to the Migration Act that would prevent refugees who have received an...

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We can’t ignore Cambodia’s railroaded poor (The Age)

14 May 20140 comments

After months of cozying up to the authoritarian government of Hun Sen, Australia has finally managed to convince Cambodia...

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Mixed outcomes for CALD Australians in the Federal Budget (FECCA)

13 May 20140 comments

The 2014-15 Federal Budget has delivered mixed outcomes for culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) Australians, with...

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PNG immigration minister says he will choose which refugees on Manus Island are resettled (ABC)

12 May 20140 comments

Papua New Guinea’s immigration minister says he will choose which refugees resettle in the country, an apparent...

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