Setarah Qasimi is a quietly spoken girl from a humble background who has big dreams. The Afghan refugee has a passion for soccer and wants to play for the Matildas. Sam Kerr is her personal heroine and she is looking…

A group of Syrian refugees who were trapped in Iraq for up to five years after fleeing the war in their homeland have finally arrived in Australia. The group, which comprises several families, fled to Erbil in the Kurdistan region…

A record 110 million people are now displaced across the globe thanks to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, conflicts in Syria and Sudan as well as climate-fuelled disasters and crises, a new report says. The UN refugee agency UNHCR has…

Measures announced by the federal government to combat the exploitation of migrant workers have been welcomed by migrant and refugee advocacy groups. The proposed changes would make it a criminal offence, potentially attracting a jail sentence, to coerce someone into…

Jalal Ahmadzai is one of the many Afghan nationals evacuated from Kabul following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan in 2021. Jalal has since established his life in Australia and currently works at AMES Australia. He is an active member of…

When her homeland invaded Ukraine in 2022, Russian-Australian woman Victoria’s world was rocked. She was devastated and revolted by the brutal attacks on innocent Ukrainians unleashed by Vladimir Putin through his euphemistically-named ‘special military operation’. But Victoria was able find…

Ukrainian refugee and telecoms engineer Nataliia Chilikina has been able to resume her career in Australia after having to flee her home as the Russians attacked. Nataliia fled Kharkiv in February 2021 as the city came under heavy bombardment. She…

A stunning and compelling new artwork explores the physical, emotional and spiritual dimensions of the refugee experience. Created by Vanghoua Anthony Vue, ‘Chaw So’ is amongst the most provocative artworks to be exhibited as part of the Brisbane Art and…

A new wave global mass migration may be the answer to some of the massive challenges humanity currently faces, according to a new report form the World Bank. The ‘World Development Report 2023’ says that as the world struggles to cope with…

A group physiotherapists and health professionals have been quietly supporting Ukrainian refugees to get the health support they need. The Ukrainians, who have fled the conflict in their homeland, faced long waits or out of pocket payments to access physiotherapy.…

The exploitation of migrant workers continues to be a scourge across Australia, according to a new report from the Grattan Institute. The report says up to 16 per cent of recent migrants are paid less than the national minimum wage…

The war in Ukraine may not have happened if the US had not abandoned Afghanistan, a recent seminar on the current situation and future trajectory of Afghanistan has heard. Both events created millions of refugees and displaced countless others while…