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Community-led initiative is putting up Northern Rivers flood evacuees in vacant Airbnb properties

After thousands of homes were ruined by floods across the Northern Rivers, the community has stepped up to host people in vacant Airbnbs.

The New Daily · Mar 24, 2022

Six months after the fall of Kabul, Afghan families reflect on the road that led them to Perth

Ali Rahmani still cannot believe his family made it out of Afghanistan when they were forced to flee the Taliban. Six months later, they could not be more grateful to call Perth home, but memories of their homeland will always be tinged with trauma.

ABC News · Feb 12, 2022

Tonga crisis prompts aid organisations to call for cash, warn physical donations could delay critical relief

Generous and well-intentioned donations of food and other goods may hinder vital aid getting to people in need in Tonga, humanitarian organisations warn.

ABC News · Jan 20, 2022