Compelling news from the refugee and migrant sector

Local communities support victims of Nepal-Tibet disaster

3 September 20260 comments

Australia’s Himalayan communities have rallied to support the victims of the catastrophic floods in Nepal and Tibet.
Community groups are raising money to support victims and community vigils are being…

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Migrant jobs at risk from AI – analysis

31 August 20260 comments

Migrants in Australia are among the most vulnerable to losing their jobs to the roll out of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology, a new analysis has found.
An AI Industry Impact…

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Nahid’s story – one woman’s epic journey from statelessness to service

31 August 20260 comments

Nahid Kazemi spent ten years struggling to survive in Malaysia as a stateless refugee after fleeing Iran. Earlier, her family had fled their home in Afghanistan because of war.
She…

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Painting provides healing and happiness

5 August 20260 comments

Cancer, spinal surgery and long-term unemployment have failed to dampen the dreams of Thai migrant Chattraporn Suwantevakup.
Between 2019 and 2022, Chattraporn, 62, underwent intensive treatment for follicular lymphoma, including…

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Finding the sweet spot – how a refugee rebuilt his life

30 July 20260 comments

Aghan refugee Hafiz Kamali has overcome being targeted by the Taliban, having little English language and almost no knowledge of commercial practice in Australia to start a business and…

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Refugee convention marks 75 years under existential threat

30 July 20260 comments

This month marks the 75th anniversary of the 1951 Refugee Convention, which was created in the wake and amid the wreckage of World War II to help people fleeing…

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Tackling racism across Victoria

18 March 20210 comments

The Victorian Government has launched a new initiative to combat racism and discrimination in communities across the state....

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Freedom under siege as tyranny flourishes – report

11 March 20210 comments

Freedom is under siege across the globe with fewer than twenty per cent of the world’s people living in ‘fully...

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Ethnic and language data to be collected from COVID vaccine recipients

11 March 20210 comments

People getting a COVID-19 vaccine will be asked about their language and birthplace under a federal government plan to...

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Pandemic deepening gender inequality for refugee women and girls – UN

11 March 20210 comments

Fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic is threatening the lives and rights of displaced and stateless refugee women and girls,...

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