Compelling news from the refugee and migrant sector

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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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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Housing initiative pairs refugees with Paris locals

19 January 20210 comments

An experimental new housing project in Paris is seeing a group of refugees share accommodation with locals. Near the...

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Asylum seekers helping to bring in the harvest

16 January 20210 comments

Asylum seekers are stepping up to help Victoria’s agricultural producers continue to operate amid labour shortages...

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Biden faces battle to reform US migration policies

16 January 20210 comments

Incoming US President Joe Biden may struggle to undo much of the havoc wrought by the Trump administration to the...

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Balkans refugees face winter crisis

16 January 20210 comments

Conditions for asylum seekers and migrants in Bosnia are deteriorating drastically as winter sets in and amid government...

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