Compelling news from the refugee and migrant sector

Migrant, refugee communities growing anxious over Iran war, cost-of-living and migration narratives – survey finds

2 June 20260 comments

Levels of anxiety are rising among emerging refugee and migrant communities in Australia because of the conflict in the Middle East, increasingly negative political narratives around migration and the…

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Exclusive – New global database aimed at helping stateless people

19 May 20260 comments

A new world-first legal database has been created to help stateless people achieve positive human rights outcomes, including residency and citizenship.
The ‘Global Caselaw Database on Statelessness’ has been established…

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Afghan baby evacuee becomes an Aussie citizen

14 May 20260 comments

The first baby born among the cohort of Afghan refugees who were airlifted out of Kabul and resettled in Australia following the return to power of the Taliban in…

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Victorian 2026-27 state budget supports multiculturalism

7 May 20260 comments

Despite rising debt and increasing economic uncertainty caused by the conflict in the Middle East, the 2026-27 Victorian state budget has delivered significant support for multiculturalism and multicultural communities…

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Diversity celebrated on ANZAC Day

30 April 20261 comment

Cultural diversity is increasingly becoming a feature of Anzac Day commemorations.
The Karen refugee community at Nhill, in Victoria’s north-east, have been integral to the town’s Anzac Day commemoration for…

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Australia’s migrant population growing and changing – ABS report

30 April 20260 comments

Australia’s overseas-born population has increased to 8.8 million, or 32 per cent of the total population, according to new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ASBS).
The latest data,…

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Five things you need to know about migration to Australia

11 September 20250 comments

Recent anti-migration marches across Australia have seen questionable claims made about Australia’s migration...

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Remembering Alan Kurdi – image of drowned refugee boy melted hearts  

11 September 20250 comments

Ten years ago this month the shocking image of the lifeless body of two-year-old Syrian boy Alan Kurdi lying face...

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Trump deporting Russian anti-war activists 

10 September 20250 comments

The Trump administration has begun deporting Russian asylum seekers fleeing Putin’s illegal war back to their homeland...

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Climate change and migration present challenges and opportunities – IOM

10 September 20250 comments

Climate change should be embedded in global protocols and approaches to migration, the UN’s migration agency IOM has...

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