Compelling news from the refugee and migrant sector

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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Diversity celebrated on ANZAC Day

30 April 20261 comment

Cultural diversity is increasingly becoming a feature of Anzac Day commemorations.
The Karen refugee community at Nhill, in Victoria’s north-east, have been integral to the town’s Anzac Day commemoration for…

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Australia’s migrant population growing and changing – ABS report

30 April 20260 comments

Australia’s overseas-born population has increased to 8.8 million, or 32 per cent of the total population, according to new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ASBS).
The latest data,…

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Teenagers show the way towards social cohesion

30 April 20261 comment

The Australia Day speeches of two schoolgirls from the northern Victorian town of Nhill are signposts to the inspiring and exemplar story of a community that had embraced diversity…

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75 years of refugee protection marked

30 April 20260 comments

This year marks the 75th anniversary of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees – the cornerstone of the international refugee protection regime.
For 75 years, the convention…

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Sector News

January 2014

Government mulls lifeboats plan for intercepted asylum seekers (Wingham Chronicle)

7 January 20140 comments

Asylum seekers intercepted on unseaworthy boats could be sent back to Indonesia on large, engine-powered lifeboats, in an...

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Australian Trucking Association appeals for government to make foreign drivers eligible for 457 visas to aid shortage (The Telegraph)

4 January 20140 comments

Foreign overseas truckies could be recruited to address a critical shortage of local truck drivers. An ageing workforce and...

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Afghan pop star Navid Forogh takes the refugee road to survive (WA Today)

4 January 20140 comments

Navid Forogh was driving home after a sellout concert in Kabul, Afghanistan, when a masked gunman appeared from the...

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Boat arrivals at five-year low: Morrison (7 News)

3 January 20140 comments

Australian authorities have intercepted the first asylum-seeker boat of the year but the government isn’t counting it...

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