On Mornings with Adrienne Francis Orphaned Tanzanian refugees find home in the capital - Mornings - ABC Radio Nicodeme (13), Dickson (11) and Sofia (10) are orphans. They fled Burundi…
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Social enterprise Cafe Stepping Stone teams up with Sweet Bones’ chef to help refugees
Lucy Ridge 21 April 2022 The Riotact Cafe Stepping Stone is teaming up with Sweet Bones Bakery and Cafe chef Rina Miyata to host a Feast for Freedom dinner, raising…
National Call for MYAN’s Youth Ambassadors 2022
Multicultural Youth Advocacy Network Australia (MYAN), an organization which works inpartnership with young people, government and the non-government sectors to promote therights and interests of young people from refugee and…
‘I was lost’: Kyiose faced homelessness after arriving in Australia from Myanmar – and he’s not alone
The Guardian Australia Mostafa Rachwani @Rachwani91 Sat 26 Mar 2022 06.00 AEDTLast modified on Thu 31 Mar 2022 12.27 AEDT Kyiose Han did not know where to go when his…
The Federal Budget: What it means for refugees and people seeking humanitarian protection
Refugee Council of Australia - Media Release 30th March 2022 Key Points: An additional 16,500 humanitarian places for Afghan nationals over four years, increasing the size of the Refugee and…
Government listens to community pleas by adding 16,500 new places for Afghan refugees
Refugee Council of Australia - Media Release 29th March 2022 The Refugee Council of Australia (RCOA) has welcomed the announcement in the 2022 Federal Budget of 16,500 additional places for…
UNHCR – Resettlement to New Zealand for persons subject to Australia’s offshore transfer policy
https://www.unhcr.org/en-au/unhcr-canberra-australia.html New Zealand and Australia announced on 24 March 2022 an arrangement under which New Zealand will resettle eligible refugees subject to Australia’s offshore transfer policy. The arrangement applies to…
Geoff McPherson CRS Scholarship Program 2022: Request for donations
Many of you will already be familiar with the hugely beneficial support provided each year to refugee and asylum seeker students in the Canberra region through the Geoff McPherson CRS Scholarships…
Australians welcome NZ’s generosity to refugees in offshore processing
Media Release from the Refugee Council of Australia 24th March 2022 https://www.refugeecouncil.org.au/australians-welcome-nzs-generosity-to-refugees-in-offshore-processing/
How the death of ‘the most selfless person’ led to a life-changing venture
By Antoinette Radford ABC News 21st March 2022 https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-03-21/refugee-adult-swim-school-canberra-drowning-prevention/100888424 Shortly after 7pm, as the hum of activity fades across an indoor pool in Canberra’s north, a handful of adults wait, eager…