NEWS
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WNA FEATURE AND PANEL ANNOUNCEMENT
We’re delighted to be featured in the summer edition of Women’s Network Australia magazine, highlighting our upcoming conference panel Intersecting Traumas: DFV after Displacement. This is a timely and deeply significant conversation about the complex ways family and gender-based violence intersects with experiences of displacement.
The article brings features some of our panel’s highly experienced voices: Juliana Nkrumah AM, whose decades-long leadership in gender equality and refugee women’s empowerment has inspired change nationally and globally; Maria Dimopoulos AM, CEO of the Settlement Council of Australia and a tireless advocate for women’s rights and cross-cultural understanding; and Nimo Ahmed, co-founder of The Sisterhood, who has established safe spaces and leadership opportunities for refugee women in Indonesia. We’re also very pleased to welcome Vahid Momtaz to the panel, a psychologist and practitioner supporting refugees in New Zealand, whose work focuses on violence prevention and mental health interventions for displaced families.
IDENTITY IN TRANSIT: PANEL ANNOUNCEMENT
We are proud to announce the plenary panel Identity in Transit: Supporting LGBTQIA+ Refugee Resettlement at the 4th Australia and New Zealand Refugee Trauma Recovery in Resettlement Conference.
LGBTQIA+ people facing displacement experience heightened barriers to safety, recognition and resettlement. For practitioners, building cultural safety and trauma-informed approaches is essential to supporting their recovery and inclusion.
This panel brings together leading voices:
- B Camminga: Post-doctoral Fellow at the African Centre for Migration & Society; Co-convenor of the African LGBTQI+ Migration Research Network
- Dr Renee Dixson: Executive Director, Forcibly Displaced Peoples Network
- Victor Madrigal-Borloz: former United Nations Independent Expert on Protection against violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity
Together they will explore how we can strengthen professional practice to better support LGBTQIA+ displaced communities.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER: COLM GANNON
The question isn’t if AI affects our clients – it’s how prepared we are to respond.
Join Colm Gannon, CEO of the International Centre for Missing and Exploited Children, as he takes to the stage at the 4th Australia and New Zealand Refugee Trauma Recovery in Resettlement Conference to answer this question.
From online child exploitation to extremist networks, Colm has spent over 20 years tackling the darkest corners of technology. His insights will equip you with the knowledge you need to protect and empower the communities you serve.
If you work with displaced or trauma-affected communities, this is the keynote you cannot afford to miss.
YOUTH ART SHOWCASE
Contributing to the conference isn’t limited to abstract submissions... 🎨
We are proud to launch the Youth Art Showcase for the 4th Australia and New Zealand Refugee Trauma Recovery in Resettlement Conference, taking place at ICC Sydney in May 2026.
Young people aged 4–20 are invited to submit artworks around the theme Shared Stories, Shared Hope, to be displayed on screens throughout the conference, with some featured in person.
REGISTRATIONS NOW OPEN
Registrations are officially OPEN for the 4th Australia and New Zealand Refugee Trauma Recovery in Resettlement Conference!
📍 ICC Sydney
📅 4–6 May 2026
Be part of a transformative three-day gathering of experts, practitioners, and lived experience leaders from across Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand.
4th Australia and New Zealand Refugee Trauma Recovery in Resettlement Conference
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