https://www.sbs.com.au/audio/podcast/new-homeSensational headlines, fear campaigns and dehumanising language can be all that we hear about migrant and refugee communities settling in Australia. And too often migrant women are framed only as the mother of the children or the wife of the male refugee. But each one has her own story and reasons for travelling across the world to put down new roots in a strange land. On New Home, hear from migrant and refugee women who are quietly building new lives in regional Australia, making friends, and finding community.en-usStreamGuys RecastCopyright 2025, Special Broadcasting ServicesSBSSensational headlines, fear campaigns and dehumanising language can be all that we hear about migrant and refugee communities settling in Australia. And too often migrant women are framed only as the mother of the children or the wife of the male refugee. But each one has her own story and reasons for travelling across the world to put down new roots in a strange land. On New Home, hear from migrant and refugee women who are quietly building new lives in regional Australia, making friends, and finding community.Sensational headlines, fear campaigns and dehumanising language can be all that we hear about migrant and refugee communities settling in Australia. And too often migrant women are framed only as the mother of the children or the wife of the male refugee. But each one has her own story and reasons for travelling across the world to put down new roots in a strange land. On New Home, hear from migrant and refugee women who are quietly building new lives in regional Australia, making friends, and finding community.falseepisodicSBS Audioaudio@sbs.com.auhttps://sbs-rss.streamguys1.com/new-home/20221025150235-SBS-Podcasts_TESTINGNewHome_3000x3000px.jpg.jpghttps://www.sbs.com.au/audio/podcast/new-homeSBS,Migration to AustraliaEarlier this year, people gathered to mark Refugee Week at an old school building nestled in the bush at Fryerstown in Victoria. The event was a celebration of refugees and the community they are a part of. There was music, an abundance of food, and several familiar faces from this series.00000182-8528-d3e0-adbb-e76f54c60000https://www.sbs.com.au/audio/podcast-episode/coming-together-in-celebration/072t3r45qEarlier this year, people gathered to mark Refugee Week at an old school building nestled in the bush at Fryerstown in Victoria. The event was a celebration of refugees and the community they are a part of. There was music, an abundance of food, and several familiar faces from this series.Earlier this year, people gathered to mark Refugee Week at an old school building nestled in the bush at Fryerstown in Victoria. The event was a celebration of refugees and the community they are a part of. There was music, an abundance of food, and several familiar faces from this series.full00:23:36Wed, 10 Aug 2022 13:24:15 +1000Hussnia and her family fled Afghanistan more than ten years ago as refugees. Even after many years living in regional Victoria, nothing is taken for granted in her household.00000182-5d5b-d589-a9fe-fdfb06520000https://www.sbs.com.au/audio/podcast-episode/hussnia-dreams/0bc7rztruHussnia and her family fled Afghanistan more than ten years ago as refugees. Even after many years living in regional Victoria, nothing is taken for granted in her household.Hussnia and her family fled Afghanistan more than ten years ago as refugees. Even after many years living in regional Victoria, nothing is taken for granted in her household.full00:25:19Tue, 02 Aug 2022 21:28:42 +1000Before arriving in Australia Ku Htee had never been outside of the Thai refugee camp she had grown up in. She had never been in a car, and she barely spoke any English.00000182-3d2b-d6d7-a7df-7dbb36d60005https://www.sbs.com.au/audio/podcast-episode/ku-htees-journey-from-a-thai-refugee-camp-to-community-leader-in-bendigo/g3j1w3a6rBefore arriving in Australia Ku Htee had never been outside of the Thai refugee camp she had grown up in. She had never been in a car, and she barely spoke any English.Before arriving in Australia Ku Htee had never been outside of the Thai refugee camp she had grown up in. She had never been in a car, and she barely spoke any English.full00:26:37Wed, 27 Jul 2022 12:44:14 +1000Originally from Kenya, Joy moved to Australia as a skilled worker. The people of Horsham welcomed her and her family, but Joy had to work extra hard to prove her skills as a midwife.00000182-1930-d732-a9ff-df7dfa390006https://www.sbs.com.au/audio/podcast-episode/baby-whisperer-joys-midwifery-skills-in-demand-from-kenya-to-horsham/r7kc8adl3Originally from Kenya, Joy moved to Australia as a skilled worker. The people of Horsham welcomed her and her family, but Joy had to work extra hard to prove her skills as a midwife.Originally from Kenya, Joy moved to Australia as a skilled worker. The people of Horsham welcomed her and her family, but Joy had to work extra hard to prove her skills as a midwife.full00:29:11Wed, 20 Jul 2022 13:55:59 +1000When Nita first moved to Australia from Indonesia with her husband Aaron, she found it hard to connect to a community. She was used to a culture where you had people surrounding you all the time. It took time and a move to the regional city of Bendigo to work out how to find a community here in Australia.00000181-eb85-d266-a3ef-fb95f1230051https://www.sbs.com.au/audio/podcast-episode/nita-created-her-own-sense-of-community-in-australia-with-gamelan/tklza7b5lWhen Nita first moved to Australia from Indonesia with her husband Aaron, she found it hard to connect to a community. She was used to a culture where you had people surrounding you all the time. It took time and a move to the regional city of Bendigo to work out how to find a community here in Australia.When Nita first moved to Australia from Indonesia with her husband Aaron, she found it hard to connect to a community. She was used to a culture where you had people surrounding you all the time. It took time and a move to the regional city of Bendigo to work out how to find a community here in Australia.full00:25:31Wed, 13 Jul 2022 11:31:20 +1000Running away from home at the age of 16 to join the rebel army sounds like a plot from young adult fiction, but that decision was the start of Rebecca Wour's journey to find home in Australia.00000181-d025-d7eb-a18d-d72fb9650076https://www.sbs.com.au/audio/podcast-episode/teen-rebel-rebeccas-path-from-south-sudan-to-bendigo/pjvf9ydhuRunning away from home at the age of 16 to join the rebel army sounds like a plot from young adult fiction, but that decision was the start of Rebecca Wour's journey to find home in Australia.Running away from home at the age of 16 to join the rebel army sounds like a plot from young adult fiction, but that decision was the start of Rebecca Wour's journey to find home in Australia.full00:31:16Wed, 06 Jul 2022 09:26:56 +1000When she was five years old, Duang sold home grown vegetables at the local market in her small town in Thailand to help her family survive. Seventy years later, after a full and varied life, Duang is once again selling food at her local farmers markets here in Australia.00000181-cfb4-d7eb-a18d-cfbec8580310https://www.sbs.com.au/audio/podcast-episode/full-circle-duangs-journey-from-northern-thailand-to-central-victoria/zutxjsphjWhen she was five years old, Duang sold home grown vegetables at the local market in her small town in Thailand to help her family survive. Seventy years later, after a full and varied life, Duang is once again selling food at her local farmers markets here in Australia.When she was five years old, Duang sold home grown vegetables at the local market in her small town in Thailand to help her family survive. Seventy years later, after a full and varied life, Duang is once again selling food at her local farmers markets here in Australia.full00:26:56Wed, 29 Jun 2022 09:10:18 +1000Lhamo was heavily pregnant with her daughter Tenzin Nagi when she escaped across the Himalayas, moving only at night with her husband and other refugees. 28 years later they live in regional Victoria, with Tenzin grown up and working as a nurse. She helps her mother share their journey in this episode of New Home.00000181-cfb4-d7eb-a18d-cfbebfa70101https://www.sbs.com.au/audio/podcast-episode/lhamos-journey-across-the-himalayas-by-night-to-a-new-life-in-australia/d2vgkc1e5Lhamo was heavily pregnant with her daughter Tenzin Nagi when she escaped across the Himalayas, moving only at night with her husband and other refugees. 28 years later they live in regional Victoria, with Tenzin grown up and working as a nurse. She helps her mother share their journey in this episode of New Home.Lhamo was heavily pregnant with her daughter Tenzin Nagi when she escaped across the Himalayas, moving only at night with her husband and other refugees. 28 years later they live in regional Victoria, with Tenzin grown up and working as a nurse. She helps her mother share their journey in this episode of New Home.full00:27:05Wed, 22 Jun 2022 09:34:48 +1000Sensational headlines, fear campaigns and dehumanising language can be all that we hear about migrant and refugee communities settling in Australia. And too often migrant women are framed only as the mother of the children or the wife of the male refugee. But each one has her own story and reasons for travelling across the world to put down new roots in a strange land. On New Home, hear from migrant and refugee women who are quietly building new lives in regional Australia, making friends, and finding community.00000181-cfb4-d7eb-a18d-cfbeb6f40099https://www.sbs.com.au/audio/podcast-episode/new-home-a-podcast-about-refugee-and-migrant-women-in-regional-australia/9nklq55vnSensational headlines, fear campaigns and dehumanising language can be all that we hear about migrant and refugee communities settling in Australia. And too often migrant women are framed only as the mother of the children or the wife of the male refugee. But each one has her own story and reasons for travelling across the world to put down new roots in a strange land. On New Home, hear from migrant and refugee women who are quietly building new lives in regional Australia, making friends, and finding community.Sensational headlines, fear campaigns and dehumanising language can be all that we hear about migrant and refugee communities settling in Australia. And too often migrant women are framed only as the mother of the children or the wife of the male refugee. But each one has her own story and reasons for travelling across the world to put down new roots in a strange land. On New Home, hear from migrant and refugee women who are quietly building new lives in regional Australia, making friends, and finding community.full00:04:46Tue, 14 Jun 2022 13:34:10 +1000