Youngsters from Melbourne’s Islamic and Jewish communities are connecting and forming bonds with each other through a new initiative based around sharing the history and culture contained  of their respective community museums.

A unique but disappearing community of migrant market gardening families on the western outskirts of Melbourne is the subject of a remarkable new book by Bangladeshi-Australian photographer Imran Abul Kashem. The book tells the story of the European migrants who…

A large majority of migrants and refugees new to Australia plan to become citizens and believe it is important to celebrate Australia Day, according to a new survey. Most newcomers say they plan to mark the day in some way…

Millions of people could be driven from their homes by the impact of climate change and the world needs to prepare, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees has said. Speaking at the World Economic Forum, in Davos, the head…

President Donald Trump’s administration has been sued by human rights and civil liberties groups over its policy of deporting asylum seekers outside of the US in the first major challenge to the White House’s plan to send people seeking refuge…

More accurate data and robust evidence is needed to help formulate better migration policy around the globe, according to the head of the United Nations’ migration agency IOM. Director General of the International Organisation for Migration António Vitorino said migration…

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has fallen out with his nation’s business community over his plan to renege on a promise delay new restrictions on low-skilled workers entering Britain after Brexit. The UK’s formative immigration white paper, published in 2018…

Governments must take into account the human rights violations caused by the climate crisis when considering deportation of asylum seekers, according to a ruling by a United Nations human rights body. Kiribati national Ioane Teitiota brought a case against the government of New…

China’s annual Spring Festival migration – the largest mass human movement on the planet – and this year will see people make 3 billion trips Bringing much of China’s economy to a halt and straining its transport systems, the annual…

Migration is making the world smarter, spreading ideas and seeing the economic benefits shared by both the host and origin countries of migrants, according to a swathe of new research. Almost everywhere, and certainly in Australia, migrants are likelier than…

A global report on human rights has focused on China accusing Beijing of “crushing” oppression at home and moving to spread its censorship to the rest of the world. The 2020 report by not-for-profit advocacy group Human Rights Watch (HRW)…

An innovative new game based on traditional Snakes and Ladders is helping to prepare newly arrived refugees and migrants to pass the Australian citizenship test. English teachers at migrant and settlement agency AMES Australia devised the game that incorporates information…