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Socceroos powered by refugees

16 June 20260 comments

Three Socceroos currently representing Australia and the World Cup arrived in Australia as refugees.
Nestory Irankunda, 20, Mohamed Touré, 22, and Awer Mabil, 30 all came to Australia as refugees.
They…

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Human displacement remains at record levels – UNHCR report

15 June 20260 comments

Human displacement remains at a record high despite a slight drop in the numbers people forced to flee their homes, according to a new report from the UN’s refugee…

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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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New UK immigration plan will exclude women, children – report

5 June 20210 comments

Women and children would be hardest hit by the UK government’s plans to change Britain’s immigration and asylum system,...

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UNHCR calls for vaccine roll out to include refugees and asylum seekers

3 June 20210 comments

The UN Refugee Agency UNHCR is warning about shortages of vaccines in the Asia-Pacific region, including for refugees and...

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Young, skilled migrants key to economic recovery

3 June 20210 comments

Two new reports are calling on the Australian Government to target large numbers of young skilled migrants to support...

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Fortress Europe under construction

3 June 20210 comments

A new Trump-style physical and digital wall is being built by the European Union to deter migrants and refugees as...

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