Border Protection intercepts boat off Ashmore
A boat carrying 11 suspected asylum seekers has been intercepted near the Ashmore Islands.
View ArticleCelebrating 40 years: An African refugee's journey to Australia
Turning 40 is a big step for anyone, but for Helensvale resident Tewodros Fekadu, it holds a deep significance on how far his life has come.
View ArticleBorder Protection intercepts boat off Ashmore
A boat carrying 11 suspected asylum seekers has been intercepted near the Ashmore Islands.
View ArticleCelebrating 40 years: An African refugee's journey to Australia
Turning 40 is a big step for anyone, but for Helensvale resident Tewodros Fekadu, it holds a deep significance on how far his life has come.
View ArticleLegal action launched over SIEV 221 tragedy
Asylum seeker policy is back on the political agenda, with news of a new lawsuit over the asylum boat that smashed onto rocks at Christmas Island in 2010 and a failed move to shift Labor's approach to...
View ArticleSyrian asylum seekers: Gold Coast can accommodate 'half' of intake says...
Migrant services on the Gold Coast say they will be able to cater for about 6,000 Syrian asylum seekers.
View ArticleSri Lankan asylum seekers overcome adversity to win national cricket competition
A group of Sri Lankan asylum seekers claim victory both on and off the cricket pitch, after winning a national Twenty20 championship at the Gold Coast.
View ArticleTamil refugees rise to cricket victory
Sport is known to overcome political and cultural divides - and this week a semi-professional cricket tournament has shown just that. A team of Sri Lankan asylum seekers has risen to the top of the...
View ArticleQueensland Gives Christmas Appeal
'Tis the season to give, and this Christmas we're helping refugees create a safe, new life with our Queensland Gives Christmas Appeal, in partnership with the Queensland Government.
View ArticleThousands of Syrian, Iraqi refugees to be settled in four south-east...
About 3,500 Syrian and Iraqi refugees bound for Queensland will be settled in the state's south-east in Brisbane, Logan, the Gold Coast and Toowoomba, the Federal Government confirms.
View ArticleCommonwealth Games: Missing athletes could be genuine refugees, advocates say
Some of the African Commonwealth Games athletes who have gone missing could prove to have legitimate claims for asylum, and might also be attractive to authorities as potential Australian competitors,...
View ArticleCameroon team chief says he's heard nothing from missing athletes
The head of Cameroon's Commonwealth Games team says he flies home today but has still not heard from eight athletes who went missing last week.
View ArticleElite boxer Regarn Simbwa fled the Commonwealth Games, now he's fighting to...
He's a top fighter who made international headlines during the 2018 Commonwealth Games because he fled the athletes' village, and now he wants to fight for Australia.
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