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Diversity celebrated on ANZAC Day

30 April 20260 comments

Cultural diversity is increasingly becoming a feature of Anzac Day commemorations.
The Karen refugee community at Nhill, in Victoria’s north-east, have been integral to the town’s Anzac Day commemoration for…

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Australia’s migrant population growing and changing – ABS report

30 April 20260 comments

Australia’s overseas-born population has increased to 8.8 million, or 32 per cent of the total population, according to new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ASBS).
The latest data,…

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Teenagers show the way towards social cohesion

30 April 20260 comments

The Australia Day speeches of two schoolgirls from the northern Victorian town of Nhill are signposts to the inspiring and exemplar story of a community that had embraced diversity…

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75 years of refugee protection marked

30 April 20260 comments

This year marks the 75th anniversary of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees – the cornerstone of the international refugee protection regime.
For 75 years, the convention…

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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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Migrant death on the Mediterranean top 20,000

20 March 20200 comments

The migrant death toll in the Mediterranean Sea has risen to 20,014 since 2014 following tragic foundering of a vessel...

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Freedom and democracy under threat – global report

20 March 20200 comments

Democracy, human rights and freedom across the world are under threat again with dictators on the rise and the rights...

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Nine years of conflict in Syria – a stocktake

20 March 20200 comments

Nine years ago this month Syria, descended into war. The conflict war has destroyed some of the oldest cities in...

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Migrant teens more resilient to trauma – study

20 March 20200 comments

Migrant teenagers who have moved within their own country or overseas are more resilient and better able to recover from...

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