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

May 2014

Minister Turnbull defends ‘harsh’ asylum seeker policy (SBS)

7 May 20140 comments

Liberal frontbencher Malcolm Turnbull says his government’s border policies comply with international law but they...

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PM’s phone call puts Australian-Indonesian ties on track (SBS)

6 May 20140 comments

Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono’s optimism came even as Australia sent a boatload of asylum seekers back to Indonesian...

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Proposed cuts to community radio spark fears for ethnic communities (FECCA)

5 May 20140 comments

The Federation of Ethnic Communities’ Councils of Australia (FECCA) has joined the National Ethnic and Multicultural...

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Tony Abbott to phase in new dole regime (The Australian)

5 May 20140 comments

THE Abbott government will unveil a revamped work-for-the-dole scheme as the centrepiece of its tough new welfare regime in...

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