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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Australia urged to increase refugee intake

22 August 20160 comments

Australia should and could triple its humanitarian refugee intake to 42,000 people a year, according to charity Oxfam. The...

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India’s ‘great divide’ mirrored by modern exodus

19 August 20161 comment

The largest single movement of people in human history occurred in 1947 when India and Pakistan were partitioned in what...

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Heavyweight publications go into bat for refugees

19 August 20160 comments

Two major international magazines have published strong editorials calling for a global action on the refugee crisis to...

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Are NGOs becoming instruments of their donors?

16 August 20160 comments

Non-government organisations working in the humanitarian sector are increasingly becoming beholden to their donors who in...

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