ABC: Innovative program sparks unexpected friendships between Jewish volunteers and Muslim refugees

ABC: Innovative program sparks unexpected friendships between Jewish volunteers and Muslim refugees

By Leisa Scott and Rebecca Armstrong, 12 July 2026 Naima Ali Farah is having her make-up done. It’s an ordinary scene at this cosmetic store in Melbourne’s northern suburbs but it doesn’t feel ordinary for Naima. “It’s something that...
ABC: Couple welcomes refugees to home ‘like family’ in resettlement program

ABC: Couple welcomes refugees to home ‘like family’ in resettlement program

By Renee Hilton Jones, 27 June 2026 A couple who have opened their home to refugees from across the world say a “soft landing” remains critical for helping people settle and integrate into Australia. Since early 2023, Anne and John Roberts have opened...
QNews: How queer community sponsorship is reshaping refugee resettlement

QNews: How queer community sponsorship is reshaping refugee resettlement

By Mohamed Irba, 4 May 2026 For LGBTQIA+ refugees, the stakes of resettlement are often higher. Mohamed Irba shares how queer community members are reshaping refugee resettlement through sponsorship thanks to CRISP. In a time when global displacement continues to...
How to settle in Sydney: Your essential guide

How to settle in Sydney: Your essential guide

Starting a new life in Sydney can be exciting—but it comes with plenty of challenges. In this practical guide from The Chronicle, CRISP participant Abolfazl Bakhtiari shares lessons from his own settlement experience, alongside expert advice from the settlement...
‘We are one family’: Jewish friends help Muslim refugees call Australia home

‘We are one family’: Jewish friends help Muslim refugees call Australia home

For most of her 39 years, Naima lived in survival mode. As a teenager she was married and then widowed, left to raise her young son Feisal alone in Somalia. A mother at just 15, her own parents had died years earlier. Knowing she needed to work to provide a better...