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

September 2014

Asylum seeker brain dead after cut turned to septicaemia in ‘shocking’ detention conditions (SBS)

3 September 20140 comments

There are reports Hamid Kehazaei, a 24-year-old Iranian asylum seeker who had been detained on Manus Island, has been...

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Fashion a pathway to new life for refugee (The Standard)

2 September 20140 comments

A refugee has told how a fashion social enterprise helped her find her feet in Australia after she was kidnapped...

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Former refugee Hieu Van Le sworn in as South Australia’s governor during official ceremony (ABC)

1 September 20140 comments

Former Vietnam refugee Hieu Van Le has been sworn in as South Australia’s new Governor at an official ceremony at...

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August 2014

NSW targets health messages at ethnic communities (SBS)

30 August 20140 comments

The New South Wales health department says certain groups have higher rates of health-related problems such as heart...

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