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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AHRC outlines radical approach to asylum seekers

14 October 20160 comments

The Australian Human Rights Commission has come up with an alternative set of policies it says would allow Australia to...

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More Chinese coming – short term and long term

14 October 20160 comments

Permanent or long term migration into Australia appears to be stabilising with totals of new arrivals topping 266,000 in...

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We are all out of Africa – new genetic research finds

14 October 20160 comments

One single migration out of Africa 60,000 years ago produced nearly all the modern Eurasian populations, new research has...

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New approach needed to address refugee crisis

13 October 20160 comments

A new approach is needed to tackling the world’s refugee situation, according to an Australian recently appointed to...

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