Compelling news from the refugee and migrant sector

Refugee’s long journey to safety

27 April 20260 comments

Eritrean refugee Jahar Mussa Mahmud survived conscription by a brutal military regime, the harsh conditions of a notorious military camp and ten years as a refugee living precariously in…

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Supporting a thousand refugee families to find homes

17 April 20260 comments

A thousand refugee families across Melbourne have safe and secure homes thanks to the work of former Karen-Burmese refugee, Law Baw.
As a housing worker with migrant and refugee settlement…

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Rethinking the global displacement crisis

1 April 20260 comments

Refugee resettlement in third countries is now not a durable solution to the global crisis of human displacement, according to former Assistant Secretary of the United Nations Professor Gillian…

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Migrant women find independence and more rights in Australia

16 March 20260 comments

Migrant women in Australia are finding more independence, equality and a healthier and wealthier life with more opportunity than in their home countries, according to a new survey.
An overwhelming…

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Challenges and opportunities await Iranian women footballers

12 March 20260 comments

Nine years ago Neda Zeyghami left Iran to begin a new life in Australia. She reflects on what awaits the six Iranian women soccer players who have been granted…

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‘Women of Impact’ recognised

12 March 20260 comments

Five women from multicultural communities have been recognised for their contributions to building the capacity of their own communities and to bolstering broader social cohesion.
The AMES Australia ‘Women of…

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Housing initiative pairs refugees with Paris locals

19 January 20210 comments

An experimental new housing project in Paris is seeing a group of refugees share accommodation with locals. Near the...

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Asylum seekers helping to bring in the harvest

16 January 20210 comments

Asylum seekers are stepping up to help Victoria’s agricultural producers continue to operate amid labour shortages...

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Biden faces battle to reform US migration policies

16 January 20210 comments

Incoming US President Joe Biden may struggle to undo much of the havoc wrought by the Trump administration to the...

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Balkans refugees face winter crisis

16 January 20210 comments

Conditions for asylum seekers and migrants in Bosnia are deteriorating drastically as winter sets in and amid government...

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