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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

September 2014

The importance of teaching more than English to refugee students (The Conversation)

10 September 20140 comments

Refugee and migrant students entering Australian schools bring with them a range of complex experiences. These may include...

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UN official slams Australia’s boat policy (SBS)

9 September 20140 comments

The United Nations’ top human rights official believes Australia’s policy of offshore processing of asylum...

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Morrison hits back at bad UN rap (The West Australian)

9 September 20140 comments

Immigration Minister Scott Morrison has hit back at UN criticism of Australia’s treatment of asylum seekers. The...

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Asylum-seeker death needs answers: Labor (Herald Sun)

8 September 20140 comments

THE Labor party has called on the federal government to make public its inquiry into the death of an asylum...

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