Compelling news from the refugee and migrant sector

Migrant, refugee communities growing anxious over Iran war, cost-of-living and migration narratives – survey finds

2 June 20260 comments

Levels of anxiety are rising among emerging refugee and migrant communities in Australia because of the conflict in the Middle East, increasingly negative political narratives around migration and the…

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Exclusive – New global database aimed at helping stateless people

19 May 20260 comments

A new world-first legal database has been created to help stateless people achieve positive human rights outcomes, including residency and citizenship.
The ‘Global Caselaw Database on Statelessness’ has been established…

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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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Sector News

March 2015

Cambodia supports Australia refugee deal on ‘humanitarian grounds’ (SBS)

26 March 20150 comments

A senior Cambodian government official says the Cambodian government supported the refugee resettlement deal with Australia...

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New service Linking Hearts targets domestic violence, homelessness in migrant and refugee communities in Sydney’s south-west (ABC)

25 March 20150 comments

A new service targeting domestic violence and homelessness across migrant and refugee communities has been launched in one...

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At the sharp end of Work for the Dole program, refugee Go Lam is full of praise (Sydney Morning Herald)

24 March 20150 comments

Go Lam is sitting in her new office cubicle and can barely believe her luck. She is neatly dressed, eager...

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Malcolm Fraser remembered as ‘complex’ and “often misunderstood” (Courier Mail)

24 March 20150 comments

MALCOLM Fraser has been remembered in parliament today as a “giant” of Australian politics who was “often...

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