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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Slave trade in migrants revealed

28 November 20170 comments

Horrific images have emerged of migrants being sold at slave markets in Libya. The practice has been reported on before...

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Evidence grows for climate driven migration

28 November 20170 comments

From island nations in the Pacific being subsumed by the rising seawater to drought-wracked pasts of Africa, there’s a...

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Migrant girl pursuing her round ball dreams

23 November 20170 comments

Just four years after arriving in Australia teenager Melika Dolatabadi is on her way to realising her dream of becoming...

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Migrants face multiple barriers in finding work – survey

23 November 20170 comments

A lack of local work experience and a foreign sounding name are among the barriers new arrivals to Australia face...

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