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

March 2015

Shout Out youth program helps Broadmeadows Sudanese migrant connect with community

23 March 20150 comments

ELGAILI  Mangati has struggled to “fit in” since arriving in Australia as a refugee from Sudan almost 10 years ago....

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Older migrants ‘struggle to access basic services’ (SBS)

18 March 20150 comments

Australia’s largest migrant community group says migrants who arrive in Australia at an older age often struggle to...

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Strangers on a bus: Sydney show gives a seat and voice to asylum seekers (The Guardian)

16 March 20150 comments

Origin-Transit-Destination features former refugees telling unvarnished stories of finding their way to, and making their...

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Peter Dutton to test lower court’s asylum judgment (The Australian)

16 March 20150 comments

IMMIGRATION Minister Peter Dutton has launched a High Court challenge to a lower court’s ruling that is undermining the...

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