Compelling news from the refugee and migrant sector

Local communities support victims of Nepal-Tibet disaster

3 September 20260 comments

Australia’s Himalayan communities have rallied to support the victims of the catastrophic floods in Nepal and Tibet.
Community groups are raising money to support victims and community vigils are being…

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Migrant jobs at risk from AI – analysis

31 August 20260 comments

Migrants in Australia are among the most vulnerable to losing their jobs to the roll out of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology, a new analysis has found.
An AI Industry Impact…

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Nahid’s story – one woman’s epic journey from statelessness to service

31 August 20260 comments

Nahid Kazemi spent ten years struggling to survive in Malaysia as stateless refugee after fleeing Iran. Earlier, her family had fled their home in Afghanistan because of war.
She grew…

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Painting provides healing and happiness

5 August 20260 comments

Cancer, spinal surgery and long-term unemployment have failed to dampen the dreams of Thai migrant Chattraporn Suwantevakup.
Between 2019 and 2022, Chattraporn, 62, underwent intensive treatment for follicular lymphoma, including…

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Finding the sweet spot – how a refugee rebuilt his life

30 July 20260 comments

Aghan refugee Hafiz Kamali has overcome being targeted by the Taliban, having little English language and almost no knowledge of commercial practice in Australia to start a business and…

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Refugee convention marks 75 years under existential threat

30 July 20260 comments

This month marks the 75th anniversary of the 1951 Refugee Convention, which was created in the wake and amid the wreckage of World War II to help people fleeing…

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Sector News

July 2014

Two-thirds majority back current or higher immigration intake (The Australian)

16 July 20140 comments

HIGHER migration levels are favoured by a fifth of Australians, in an exclusive Newspoll survey revealing robust support...

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Students’ petition for held asylum kids (The Australian)

15 July 20140 comments

THREE more asylum seekers are missing from community detention in South Australia, taking the number on the run in the...

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Boat turnback has fractured relations with Indonesia (ABC)

13 July 20140 comments

Oppositon Foreign Affairs spokeswoman, Tanya Plibersek, discusses the repatriation Sri Lankan asylum seekers and what...

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Poll shows increased concern over asylum policy (ABC)

11 July 20140 comments

An Essential Media poll has shown that 27 per cent of voters believe that Australia’s asylum seeker policy is too...

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