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Socceroos powered by refugees

16 June 20260 comments

Three Socceroos currently representing Australia and the World Cup arrived in Australia as refugees.
Nestory Irankunda, 20, Mohamed Touré, 22, and Awer Mabil, 30 all came to Australia as refugees.
They…

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Human displacement remains at record levels – UNHCR report

15 June 20260 comments

Human displacement remains at a record high despite a slight drop in the numbers people forced to flee their homes, according to a new report from the UN’s refugee…

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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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Asylum seeker batting for big things

11 May 20170 comments

A Tamil asylum seeker living in Melbourne’s west is making a name for himself in local cricket after winning several...

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Syrian films produced amongst conflict show a different side to the war-torn nation

9 May 20170 comments

Australian audiences saw a side to Syria that was vastly different from the the despair and catastrophe of war at...

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London gets a migration museum

8 May 20170 comments

A new museum has opened in London to celebrate the city’s and the UK’s long and colourful history of migration....

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State budget provides support for CALD communities

3 May 20170 comments

The Victorian Government’s has again recognised the importance of cultural diversity and social cohesion in its 2016/17...

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