Compelling news from the refugee and migrant sector

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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Fall of a dictator – is this end of Iran’s regime

4 March 20260 comments

Neda Zeyghami is part of Australia’s Iranian diaspora. In this opinion piece, she examines the emotional and political realities of witnessing upheaval in one’s homeland, and questions what the…

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US ratchets up hostility towards migrants, refugees

13 November 20190 comments

The US has slashed its annual refugee intake to 18,000, the lowest number since 1980 and just 20 per cent...

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How Trump killed the US asylum system

13 November 20190 comments

In the three years of the Trump administration in the US, the nation’s asylum system has been utterly transformed....

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How Germany is getting migrants into work

13 November 20190 comments

Welfare payments to migrants in Germany have plunged 12 per cent in the past year in line with a fall...

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1.5m children locked up – UN report finds

12 November 20190 comments

More than a million and a half children around the world each year are deprived of their liberty because of...

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