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Diversity celebrated on ANZAC Day

30 April 20260 comments

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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Teenagers show the way towards social cohesion

30 April 20260 comments

The Australia Day speeches of two schoolgirls from the northern Victorian town of Nhill are signposts to the inspiring and exemplar story of a community that had embraced diversity…

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75 years of refugee protection marked

30 April 20260 comments

This year marks the 75th anniversary of the 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees – the cornerstone of the international refugee protection regime.
For 75 years, the convention…

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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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Rohingya refugees face communication bans

16 September 20190 comments

Up to a million stateless Rohingya refugees living in overcrowded camps in Bangladesh are facing increasingly precarious...

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Greater social inclusion could deliver economic boon – report

16 September 20190 comments

Increasing social inclusion in Australia could deliver an economic benefit to the nation worth $12.7 billion each year,...

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Health system failing refugees – study says

6 September 20190 comments

Refugees are struggling to access Australia’s health care system because of language and cultural barriers, new research...

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Snapshot of increasingly diverse Victoria

6 September 20190 comments

Victoria is home to one of the most culturally diverse societies in the world, and is also among the fastest-growing...

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