Compelling news from the refugee and migrant sector

Socceroos powered by refugees

16 June 20260 comments

Three Socceroos currently representing Australia and the World Cup arrived in Australia as refugees.
Nestory Irankunda, 20, Mohamed Touré, 22, and Awer Mabil, 30 all came to Australia as refugees.
They…

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Human displacement remains at record levels – UNHCR report

15 June 20260 comments

Human displacement remains at a record high despite a slight drop in the numbers people forced to flee their homes, according to a new report from the UN’s refugee…

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Migrant, refugee communities growing anxious over Iran war, cost-of-living and migration narratives – survey finds

2 June 20260 comments

Levels of anxiety are rising among emerging refugee and migrant communities in Australia because of the conflict in the Middle East, increasingly negative political narratives around migration and the…

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Exclusive – New global database aimed at helping stateless people

19 May 20260 comments

A new world-first legal database has been created to help stateless people achieve positive human rights outcomes, including residency and citizenship.
The ‘Global Caselaw Database on Statelessness’ has been established…

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Afghan baby evacuee becomes an Aussie citizen

14 May 20260 comments

The first baby born among the cohort of Afghan refugees who were airlifted out of Kabul and resettled in Australia following the return to power of the Taliban in…

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Victorian 2026-27 state budget supports multiculturalism

7 May 20260 comments

Despite rising debt and increasing economic uncertainty caused by the conflict in the Middle East, the 2026-27 Victorian state budget has delivered significant support for multiculturalism and multicultural communities…

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Sector News

July 2014

Bishop urged to take up cause of Rohingyas (SBS)

2 July 20140 comments

Rights groups are calling on Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop to take a tough stance in talks with Myanmar’s...

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How Australia changed me: Bhakti Mainaly (ABC)

1 July 20140 comments

Resilience and optimism were essential to surviving 19 years in a refugee camp and also vital for Bhakti when it...

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Coalition mum on Tamil boat (The Age)

1 July 20140 comments

Two boatloads of asylum seekers are believed to be aboard Australian vessels off Christmas Island but the Abbott government...

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June 2014

Morrison says no asylum seeker boat arrivals despite reports (ABC)

30 June 20140 comments

The Australian Government will not reveal if it has intercepted two asylum seeker boats that reportedly got into trouble...

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