Compelling news from the refugee and migrant sector

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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Finding the sweet spot – how a refugee rebuilt his life

30 July 20260 comments

Aghan refugee Hafiz Kamali has overcome being targeted by the Taliban, having little English language and almost no knowledge of commercial practice in Australia to start a business and…

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Refugee convention marks 75 years under existential threat

30 July 20260 comments

This month marks the 75th anniversary of the 1951 Refugee Convention, which was created in the wake and amid the wreckage of World War II to help people fleeing…

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Latest Articles

NDIS to be made more accessible to CALD communities

1 May 20230 comments

Access to the NDIS for people from culturally diverse communities will be made easier, the federal minister in charge of...

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Migrant drownings on the rise in the Med

1 May 20230 comments

The Missing Migrant Project (MMP) has documented 441 migrant deaths in the central Mediterranean in the three months of...

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Refugee advocate wins Les Murray award

18 April 20230 comments

A former footballer, model and Phd candidate from South Sudan is the winner of this year’s Les Murray Award for...

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Half of migrant workers feel unsafe and ripped off – survey

17 April 20230 comments

About half of migrant workers in Australia say they feel unsafe at work and experience discrimination, bullying and verbal...

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