Compelling news from the refugee and migrant sector

Refugee Week 2026 – Syrian, Iraqi refugees happy and settling well, survey finds

19 June 20260 comments

Syrian and Iraqi refugees who came to Australia as a result of the conflict in their homelands are overwhelmingly happy with their lives, feeling safe and optimistic about the…

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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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Stunning stats about the world’s population

1 December 20200 comments

The global population reached an incredible 7.8 billion people in late 2020, but that growth is expected to be coming...

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Migrants key to Australia’s economic recovery says federal opposition

1 December 20200 comments

Federal Labor frontbencher Clare O’Neil has called for sweeping changes to Australia’s immigration system as part of a...

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Films expose refugee plight

1 December 20200 comments

Films expose refugee plight Two new films are exposing the plight of refugees stuck in limbo in Indonesia – thousands...

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Pandemic speeds up changes to the future of work

26 November 20200 comments

Around 85 million jobs, many held by some of the world’s most economically vulnerable people, will be lost because of...

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