Compelling news from the refugee and migrant sector

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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Diversity celebrated on ANZAC Day

30 April 20261 comment

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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Australia tops list of migration countries

20 May 20250 comments

Australia continues to host the world’s largest per capita number of permanent migrants in the world with 7.7 million,...

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Volunteer Week – Federico using his own migrant experience to help others

20 May 20250 comments

Federico Ferrari uses his own experience as a migrant and a world traveller to volunteer to support new arrived refugees...

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Global refugee resettlement crashes

13 May 20250 comments

The resettlement of vulnerable refugees in third countries has crashed globally since the withdrawal of the US from the...

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US ‘disappearing and abusing’ asylum seekers – report

13 May 20250 comments

Asylum seekers are being illegally abused, arrested and deported from the US, according to a new report. The report, by...

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