Compelling news from the refugee and migrant sector

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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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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September 2016

Asylum seekers can now access training

1 September 20160 comments

Thousands of asylum seekers and refugees in Victoria will now have access to local education and training programs across...

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Government boost for multicultural projects

1 September 20160 comments

Sixteen million dollars in Victorian Government grants have been made to community groups and programs across the state...

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August 2016

The moral conundrum of temporary migration

24 August 20160 comments

The character and disposition of Australia’s migration program has been transformed in recent years with almost two...

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Australia’s aid effort to focus on women

24 August 20160 comments

Women will be the focus of Australia’s revamped foreign aid effort after Foreign Minister Julie Bishop pledged that...

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