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

July 2014

Footy’s great but work is key for migrants (Herald Sun)

25 July 20140 comments

LAST Sunday about 60 young people new to Australia took the field at Etihad Stadium to play a game of...

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2014 AFL Multicultural Round celebrates Many Cultures, One Game (AFL)

24 July 20140 comments

The Australian Football League today launched the 2014 AFL Multicultural Round at the Many Cultures One, Game breakfast...

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Asylum seekers and the dignity of work (The Conversation)

24 July 20140 comments

My interview with Mr Syed did not get off to a great start. We’d arranged to meet at the Dandenong...

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Government defends locked doors and windowless rooms on the high seas (SBS)

23 July 20140 comments

The Australian Government has argued its treatment of more than 150 asylum seekers detained on the high seas hasn’t...

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