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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Refugees in Kenya camps ‘slowly starving’ – UN says

25 June 20250 comments

Hundreds of thousands of people are “slowly starving” in Kenyan refugee camps after US aid funding cuts reduced...

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Afghan refugees caught up in UK war crimes scandal

25 June 20250 comments

A scandal has erupted in the UK after a single UK military officer blocked the resettlement applications of more than...

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Canada’s new immigration laws under attack

25 June 20250 comments

Canada’s new immigration laws will make it “virtually impossible” for authorities to review refugee claims from most...

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Research exposes the dangers of using AI to process asylum seekers

25 June 20250 comments

The increased use of AI and algorithms to process refugee and asylum claims across the world is problematic and fraught...

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