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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Remembering the Rwanda genocide – 30 years on

18 April 20240 comments

This month marks the 30th anniversary of the genocide in Rwanda that saw almost a million people, mostly Tutsis,...

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EU’s revamped asylum system under fire over human rights

15 April 20240 comments

The European Union parliament has passed tough new changes to its migration and asylum laws that migrant advocates saying...

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World’s first refugee program revealed in new book

11 April 20240 comments

A new book tells the story of one of the world’s refugee protection systems which saw hundreds of thousands of...

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Opinion Piece – Baltimore bridge tragedy highlights the plight of migrants

11 April 20240 comments

Cath Scath, CEO AMES Australia The deaths of six workers who were fixing potholes when an out-of-control container ship...

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