Compelling news from the refugee and migrant sector

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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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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200 years of Chinese settlement

4 July 20180 comments

This year marks 200 years since the first Chinese migrant arrived in Australia back in 1818. The first recorded Chinese...

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The world’s forgotten refugees

28 June 20180 comments

With more than 65 million people around the globe displaced from their homes and an unprecedented number conflicts...

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US cracks down on asylum seekers fleeing gangs, violence

28 June 20180 comments

The Trump administration has moved to make victims of domestic and gang violence ineligible to qualify for asylum in the...

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Asylum seekers boost host country’s economies – study

27 June 20180 comments

Asylum seekers moving to Europe have raised their host nations’ economic productivity, lowered unemployment and not...

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