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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Daily lives of Rohingya revealed in new photo exhibition

19 April 20170 comments

The dire living conditions of persecuted Rohingya in Western Myanmar have been revealed by an Australian photographer who...

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Libyan refugee slave trade goes public

19 April 20171 comment

Refugees and migrants from West Africa are being bought and sold openly in modern-day slave markets in Libya, a UN...

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India a nomad nation

19 April 20170 comments

India’s population is now one of the most mobile in the world with more than 450 million people having migrated...

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Forgotten wars revealed in new map

19 April 20170 comments

There are more than 100 conflicts unfolding in countries around the world. Many of them don’t get the media or...

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