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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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Agencies fear for refugees as pandemic grows

27 March 20200 comments

Aid agencies have called on the global community to include refugees and displaced people in the global response to the...

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Migrant death on the Mediterranean top 20,000

20 March 20200 comments

The migrant death toll in the Mediterranean Sea has risen to 20,014 since 2014 following tragic foundering of a vessel...

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Freedom and democracy under threat – global report

20 March 20200 comments

Democracy, human rights and freedom across the world are under threat again with dictators on the rise and the rights...

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Nine years of conflict in Syria – a stocktake

20 March 20200 comments

Nine years ago this month Syria, descended into war. The conflict war has destroyed some of the oldest cities in...

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