In the media
In Nauru
An FOI to obtain the translated version of an interview with Nauru’s President, which included discussion of the resettlement deal, was refused. The deal is now activated as deportations commenced in October.
In Sudan
Using satellite imagery of El-Fasher, experts asserted a campaign of ethnic cleaning was occurring on a scale similar to the genocide in Rwanda. According to an exiled Sudanese journalist the city’s population is now around 10% of what it was two years ago. Sudanese Australians have called for the government to assist them to get their family members to safety.
International
A regional Spanish municipality unanimously passed a motion calling on their national government to give asylum seekers work rights so that they can employ in the face of a persistent labour shortage crisis. The South African government criticised the American policy to grant refugee status to white farmers. The UNHCR congratulated Brazil on their adoption of a new migration policy that strengthens refugees access to health care, education, housing and work rights.
In policy
Refugee organisations have faced a surge in asylum seekers needing welfare assistance as the federal government has significantly reduced access to Status Resolution Support Service SRSS payments. As the government continues to refuse to repatriate Australian women and children from Syrian camps, SBS News published a story on the children and their situation.
In research
The Melbourne Social Equity Institute’s Migration, Refugees and Statelessness Interdisciplinary Conference will take place on 13 November 2025. The IOM published research into the link between climate change and migration, including slow and rapid events as drivers of mass movements of people. Springer published a study into the EU Commission’s role in the migration policies that have been adopted by the EU from 2019-2024. The Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies published a study of the arrival of Yemeni refugees at a resort island and the resultant realisation among South Koreans of the existence of refugees in their country.
New releases
Finding my Way, a book by Malala Yousafzai, published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson.