Refugees
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As refugees, they slept on the ground. Three kids, study and work is ‘nothing’
When Noël fled the Rwandan regime, his long-time sweetheart Delphine followed.
- by Amanda Hooton
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Tony Burke
‘Every day is a living hell’: The Australians languishing in a Syrian detention camp
Thirty-four Australian women and children, relatives of Islamic State fighters, are trapped in a desert camp in Syria, five years after the fall of IS. They want to know why they have been forgotten.
- by Deborah Snow
Bibi was given $4 a day to survive. Now that allowance has been cut to zero
As humanitarian crises unfold around the globe, the United Nations is looking at its books.
- by Zach Hope and Karuni Rompies
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Immigration
Spy chief spells out dealbreakers for Gaza refugees
ASIO director-general Mike Burgess says “people have chosen to distort” comments he made about Palestinians fleeing Gaza last month.
- by Olivia Ireland and Matthew Knott
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Immigration
Asylum seeker dies in Melbourne a day after self-immolation
Mano Yogalingam had been part of a protest demanding permanent residency for more than 8000 people who arrived in Australia by boat more than a decade ago.
- by Natassia Chrysanthos and Henrietta Cook
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
Former top spy says Palestinians’ sympathy for Hamas shouldn’t automatically rule out visas
Dennis Richardson’s intervention comes as the Coalition warns of the risks of offering permanent residency.
- by Paul Sakkal and Olivia Ireland
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
New visa to give Palestinians permanent home in Australia
Labor is working on the details of the humanitarian push as the opposition hardens its support for Israel and warns of risks posed by refugees.
- by Paul Sakkal
Inflation dragon rebounds to scorch those most in need
We are now a country where the wealthy, tax-free oldies are the leaners not the lifters.
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Migration and crime blame game enters ugly territory
The finger-pointing over migration and crime is beginning to get ugly.
- by The Herald's View
In detention, with no brush or oils, this Archibald finalist taught himself to paint
Mostafa Azimitabar was desperate for distraction while on Manus Island and denied art supplies, out of fears he would self-harm. So he used what he had.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
After 20 years, I finally returned to the Kenyan refugee camp I’d left for a new life
I went from being a 17-year-old who appreciated a glass of water to a clichéd Melburnian coffee snob who needs three cups a day.
- by Nyadol Nyuon
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