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.

Ten years after fleeing Afghanistan Hussnia is still grateful for the simple things

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.

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Ten years after fleeing Afghanistan Hussnia is still grateful for the simple things

Ten years after fleeing Afghanistan Hussnia is still grateful for the simple things