Compelling news from the refugee and migrant sector

Refugee footballers win a flag and friendships

24 September 20260 comments

When the Nhill Tigers under-14 boys team won the Wimmera District AFL grand final this month, it was the culmination of an intensive season of training and drills.
It was…

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New immigration arrangements revealed

17 September 20260 comments

The federal government will tighten temporary visa rules in a bid to reduce annual net overseas migration from about 300,000 to 225,000 people by 2028.
The government’s new immigration policy…

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Local communities support victims of Nepal-Tibet disaster

3 September 20260 comments

Australia’s Himalayan communities have rallied to support the victims of the catastrophic floods in Nepal and Tibet.
Community groups are raising money to support victims and community vigils are being…

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Migrant jobs at risk from AI – analysis

31 August 20260 comments

Migrants in Australia are among the most vulnerable to losing their jobs to the roll out of Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology, a new analysis has found.
An AI Industry Impact…

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Nahid’s story – one woman’s epic journey from statelessness to service

31 August 20260 comments

Nahid Kazemi spent ten years struggling to survive in Malaysia as a stateless refugee after fleeing Iran. Earlier, her family had fled their home in Afghanistan because of war.
She…

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Painting provides healing and happiness

5 August 20260 comments

Cancer, spinal surgery and long-term unemployment have failed to dampen the dreams of Thai migrant Chattraporn Suwantevakup.
Between 2019 and 2022, Chattraporn, 62, underwent intensive treatment for follicular lymphoma, including…

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A new approach to migration numbers

20 April 20260 comments

Australia’s national debate over migration is being wrongly framed around annual Net Overseas Migration numbers that...

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Rohingya dying on dangerous sea trips

20 April 20260 comments

Almost 900 Rohingya refugees were reported missing or dead in the Andaman ​Sea and Bay of Bengal in 2025, ‌making...

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Fears for World Food Program as famine on the rise

17 April 20260 comments

Human rights and humanitarian agencies fear the World Food Program could go the way other global relief programs that...

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Sudan humanitarian crisis worsening

16 April 20260 comments

The humanitarian crisis in Sudan, already the world’s worst, is becoming more dire with 11 million people now displaced...

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