Refugee Week is an important week where communities, schools, government agencies, businesses, organisations and individuals across Australia celebrate and welcome refugees. In 2023, celebrations were held from 18...
4 August 2023
Author - Noelle Perera
Assadullah
The Journey Assadullah is a former asylum seeker from Afghanistan who came to Australia on a boat in 2010. He was forced to spend time in immigration detention centres in Christmas Island and Curtin, Western Australia...
19 June 2023
Oleksandra
The Journey I came to Sydney in March 2022 because a war suddenly broke out in my country. Until that moment, I was an ordinary woman from a beautiful country.I worked at school as a psychologist. This is the second...
19 June 2023
Ibrahim Ali
It has been quite a journey from Ethiopia to Australia, with no English, to become a part of society here. Freedom for me is to express myself the way I want. Freedom of expression is the most important aspect which...
4 June 2023
Ackim Mulumba
Ackim Mulumba is a member of the Congolese community. This is what freedom means to him: Different people have different interpretations of freedom. For me, freedom is not just the absence of violence. It has a much...
4 June 2023
Deena
The Journey I was born in the city of Kirkuk, in the north of Iraq. My family and I escaped Iraq in 1986, a month before my tenth birthday. It took us fifteen days to travel by foot to reach the border with Iran in the...
2 June 2023
Rnita
The Journey My family and I were part of the revolution against the Bashar Assad regime in Syria, which meant we lived in constant fear. It was commonplace for people like us to be harassed, arrested or simply disappear...
2 June 2023
Tariq
The Journey I have lived in Afghanistan, Iran and Australia. I was born when we were about to leave Afghanistan due to Soviet Union invasion back in late 1980s. We came back to Afghanistan in July 2001, a few months...
30 May 2023
Shankar
The Journey My father used to be a teacher. He taught philosophy at a university in Sri Lanka. It was his dream job. He made friend with activists and students and loved being able to share his knowledge with them...
30 May 2023
Rita
The Journey I came to Australia in 1993 as a refugee, when the Mujahideen took over Afghanistan. I experienced the war firsthand and understand the need for voices to represent innocent people who have faced — and are...
30 May 2023
