Compelling news from the refugee and migrant sector

Supporting a thousand refugee families to find homes

17 April 20260 comments

A thousand refugee families across Melbourne have safe and secure homes thanks to the work of former Karen-Burmese refugee, Law Baw.
As a housing worker with migrant and refugee settlement…

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Rethinking the global displacement crisis

1 April 20260 comments

Refugee resettlement in third countries is now not a durable solution to the global crisis of human displacement, according to former Assistant Secretary of the United Nations Professor Gillian…

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Migrant women find independence and more rights in Australia

16 March 20260 comments

Migrant women in Australia are finding more independence, equality and a healthier and wealthier life with more opportunity than in their home countries, according to a new survey.
An overwhelming…

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Challenges and opportunities await Iranian women footballers

12 March 20260 comments

Nine years ago Neda Zeyghami left Iran to begin a new life in Australia. She reflects on what awaits the six Iranian women soccer players who have been granted…

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‘Women of Impact’ recognised

12 March 20260 comments

Five women from multicultural communities have been recognised for their contributions to building the capacity of their own communities and to bolstering broader social cohesion.
The AMES Australia ‘Women of…

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Fall of a dictator – is this end of Iran’s regime

4 March 20260 comments

Neda Zeyghami is part of Australia’s Iranian diaspora. In this opinion piece, she examines the emotional and political realities of witnessing upheaval in one’s homeland, and questions what the…

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October 2016

‘Guesthouse Project’ seeks to connect communities

17 October 20160 comments

Inner city Brunswick is currently home to a full-scale pop-up structure that experimentally adapts the traditional...

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AHRC outlines radical approach to asylum seekers

14 October 20160 comments

The Australian Human Rights Commission has come up with an alternative set of policies it says would allow Australia to...

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September 2016

UN’s refugee summit – what did it achieve?

28 September 20160 comments

It brought a large part of Manhattan to a standstill last week, it brought the good and great from across...

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Cultural diversity in the workplace: the growing case for change

9 September 20160 comments

There is mounting evidence that more diverse organisations achieve better performance. In 2015, members of the business and...

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