Compelling news from the refugee and migrant sector

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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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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Sector News

April 2014

Australia’s asylum policies repeatedly criticised by UN officials at conference (The Guardian)

23 April 20140 comments

United Nations officials have repeatedly criticised Australia’s refugee policies at a regional conference in Indonesia....

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UN warns boat turnbacks no long-term fix (Herald Sun)

23 April 20140 comments

CREDITING the Abbott government’s border regime for a drop in the number of asylum seekers registering in Indonesia...

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Australia provides $20 million for children affected by Syrian crisis (Invest in Australia)

22 April 20140 comments

Today I am announcing that Australia will provide $20 million for children in Lebanon and Jordan who have fled across...

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Racism is a Moral Issue (ABC)

22 April 20140 comments

In my job as Race Discrimination Commissioner I am often asked how you should respond to an incident of racism....

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