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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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Victorian 2026-27 state budget supports multiculturalism

7 May 20260 comments

Despite rising debt and increasing economic uncertainty caused by the conflict in the Middle East, the 2026-27 Victorian state budget has delivered significant support for multiculturalism and multicultural communities…

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Canada takes more refugees despite tighter asylum restrictions

12 April 20150 comments

Canada is accepting increasing numbers of refugees despite its government imposing tougher conditions on asylum claims. Two...

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Asylum applications to the West on the rise

11 April 20150 comments

Wars in Syria and Iraq have driven the number of people requesting asylum in industrialised countries to a 22-year high...

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Bouquets and brickbats for Australia on human rights

10 April 20150 comments

Australia has made progress in the area of human rights over the past year but faces challenges in its approach...

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Real and perceived xenophobia on the rise in Germany

9 April 20150 comments

Increasing attacks against asylum seekers in Germany in recent months have raised fears that a new wave of racism and...

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