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

November 2014

Australia must explain Ebola visa ban: WHO (Canberra Times)

6 November 20140 comments

Geneva: The World Health Organisation has asked Australia and Canada to justify their decisions last week to suspend...

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October 2014

Government to investigate torture claims of deported asylum seeker Zainullah Naseri (Canberra Times)

28 October 20140 comments

The federal government is investigating claims the first Afghan asylum seeker to be forcibly deported from Australia was...

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Cambodia refugee deal costs still to be determined (ABC)

27 October 20140 comments

MARK COLVIN: The Immigration Department says it doesn’t yet know how much it’ll cost the Australian Government...

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Burundi refugee Evelyn Miburo weaves meaning into new homeland (Sydney Morning Herald)

20 October 20140 comments

The act of basketweaving always brings Evelyn Miburo bittersweet memories of home in Burundi, so it’s no surprise...

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