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The Australian Refugee Art & Literature Awards celebrate the creativity, stories & resilience of people from refugee and asylum seeker backgrounds.

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Joined November 2022
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Not my problem? How art can make us empathise with refugees. medium.com/@dda_wood/not-my-…
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'Art and literature are lifelines for refugees, offering a voice to the unheard and a canvas for healing.' Join us in celebrating the transformative power of creativity! #RefugeeVoices #ArtForChange #LiteratureMatters"
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Write to your MP and Senators about protecting fairness in Australia’s migration and refugee protection system. refugeecouncil.org.au/write-…
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Mysterious photo at SIEV X disaster memorial prompts hope unknown victim might be identified. abc.net.au/news/2019-11-15/m… via @ABCaustralia
A mysterious photo of an 'unknown' victim of an asylum seeker boat disaster has appeared at the...

A mysterious photo of an 'unknown' victim of an asylum seeker boat disaster has appeared at the...

Caretakers of a Canberra memorial to the victims of the disastrous 2001 sinking of the SIEV X want to find out who placed a mysterious photo they believe is of "unknown" victim Bashar Nazar.

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National service marks 25 years since Australia's worst asylum seeker boat disaster. abc.net.au/news/2026-10-17/n… via @ABCaustralia
Australia's deadliest asylum seeker boat disaster remembered 25 years on

Australia's deadliest asylum seeker boat disaster remembered 25 years on

On October 19, 2001, 353 people, including 146 children, died when a fishing boat headed to Christmas Island sank in international waters off the coast of Java.

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We Stand with #Refugees Worldwide. Right now, over 120 million people are forcibly displaced around the world—more than at any point in recorded history. #StandWithRefugees #RefugeesWelcome #WithRefugees #HopeAwayFromHome #HumanRightsForAll
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Write to your MP and Senators about protecting fairness in Australia’s migration and refugee protection system. refugeecouncil.org.au/write-…
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Write to your MP and Senators about protecting fairness in Australia’s migration and refugee protection system refugeecouncil.org.au/write-…
Write to your MP and Senators about protecting fairness in Australia’s migration and refugee...

Write to your MP and Senators about protecting fairness in Australia’s migration and refugee...

Australia's migration and refugee protection system is facing significant proposed changes that could have serious consequences for refugees, people seeking

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This book is a lifeline for survivors of domestic abuse. This essential guide offers hope and practical advice for anyone seeking to escape abusive relationships and rebuild a life of strength, healing, independence, and purpose. amazon.com.au/Break-Free-Com…
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Labor plans migration cuts as Tony Burke pulls out of major speech

Labor plans migration cuts as Tony Burke pulls out of major speech

As home affairs minister’s National Press Club address is postponed, refugee advocates lament missed ‘opportunity to bring Australians together’

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'Art and literature are lifelines for refugees, offering a voice to the unheard and a canvas for healing.' Join us in celebrating the transformative power of creativity! #RefugeeVoices #ArtForChange #LiteratureMatters"
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What Is the What Dave Eggers Based on the life of Valentino Achak Deng who, along with thousands of other children —the so-called Lost Boys—was forced to leave his village in Sudan at the age of seven and trek hundreds of miles by foot, pursued by militias amazon.com.au/What-Autobiogr…
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In the Sea There Are Crocodiles by Fabio Geda What would you do if, when you were ten, you were left to fend for yourself, and, in order to survive, you had to undertake a harrowing journey all the way from Afghanistan to Italy? amazon.com.au/Sea-There-Are-…
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Refugee Art Initiatives Creating Change Across Borders borgenproject.org/?p=581102
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Less drugs, less care, less food: how aid cuts have hit Uganda’s 2m refugees Africa’s largest refugee population has seen rations and healthcare slashed as funding levels drop. theguardian.com/global-devel…
Less drugs, less care, less food: how aid cuts have hit Uganda’s 2m refugees

Less drugs, less care, less food: how aid cuts have hit Uganda’s 2m refugees

Africa’s largest refugee population has seen rations and healthcare slashed as funding levels drop

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Homeless and hospitalised: the deadly impact of sleeping rough. Around 7,600 people were sleeping rough on Census night in 2021, and people with a history of rough sleeping have a median age at death of just 50 years.
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'Art and literature are lifelines for refugees, offering a voice to the unheard and a canvas for healing.' Join us in celebrating the transformative power of creativity! #RefugeeVoices #ArtForChange #LiteratureMatters"
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What Is the What Dave Eggers Based on the life of Valentino Achak Deng who, along with thousands of other children —the so-called Lost Boys—was forced to leave his village in Sudan at the age of seven and trek hundreds of miles by foot, pursued by militias amazon.com.au/What-Autobiogr…
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In the Sea There Are Crocodiles by Fabio Geda What would you do if, when you were ten, you were left to fend for yourself, and, in order to survive, you had to undertake a harrowing journey all the way from Afghanistan to Italy? amazon.com.au/Sea-There-Are-…
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Refugee Art Initiatives Creating Change Across Borders borgenproject.org/?p=581102
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This #NAIDOCWeek, we celebrates the strength, resilience and storytelling of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples. Stories connect us, preserve culture and inspire understanding. We honour First Nations voices and the enduring legacy they continue to share. #FirstNations
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