Compelling news from the refugee and migrant sector

Refugee’s journey comes full circle

18 December 20240 comments

In 2009 Bwe Thay arrived in Melbourne as a refugee from Burma and was supported by settlement agency AMES Australia.

This week, he became a member of the… Read Full Article

Refugee family rescued from care crisis

11 December 20240 comments

A refugee family facing significant and multiple barriers to settlement have been supported to build happy, successful lives in Adelaide thanks to a collaboration between humanitarian settlement… Read Full Article

New book highlights our shared humanity

11 December 20240 comments

A compelling new book tells the inspirational stories of second-generation migrant Australians, who share their families’ settlement journeys and their own search for identity.

Titled ‘At the Heart… Read Full Article

Melbourne’s united nations of food

11 December 20240 comments

Driving into the Pacific Market at Ardeer, in Melbourne’s west, you are met with an array of flags and numerous food trucks.

Pakistani, Italian, Indian and many other… Read Full Article

Syrian community celebrates the end of Assad

10 December 20240 comments

Australia’s Syrian refugee community is celebrating the fall of the brutal Assad regime in their homeland but they also have concerns about what the future holds for… Read Full Article

Refugee family reunited after 12 years

20 November 20240 comments

When the Ahmad-Zada family were deported from Pakistan to Afghanistan earlier this year as undocumented Afghan refugees, they feared the worst.

Maryam Ahmad-Zada and her husband Habibullah had… Read Full Article

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September 2018

Refugees create their own fire safety film

5 September 20180 comments

Karen-Burmese refugees living at Nhill, in western Victoria, have produced in-language bushfire safety video for newcomers...

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July 2018

US refugee intake plunges

9 July 20180 comments

The United States’ refugee resettlement program has fallen to its lowest point in more than 30 years, according to new...

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October 2017

News from AMES Australia

31 October 20170 comments

Read about the latest news, research and initiatives from migrant and refugee settlement agency AMES Australia…   AMES...

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May 2017

UK urged to take more refugees

17 May 20170 comments

The United Kingdom’s next government should “do the right thing” for refugees by increasing resettlement...

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