Australia’s permanent migration intake has dropped to 160,000 – the lowest level in a decade, according to newly released immigration data. The data shows just 160,323 permanent visas were granted under the 2018-19 migration program. The government will cap the…

A new report from the Organisation for Economic Development (OECD) shows that Australia is one of the top countries that takes in temporary labour. The OECD International Migration Outlook 2019 report found Australia was one of the top 10 OECD…

Successful humanitarian migration is falling across the globe as the numbers of people moving country for economic reasons has hit a record high. According to a new report from the Organisation for Economic Development (OECD). The OECD International Migration Outlook…

A raft of recent research shows that common perceptions about the movement of people across borders bears little resemblance to reality. Studies by the Amsterdam-based International Migration Institute, the World Economic Forum and the Sahel Research Group at Florida University…

An initiative that supports child victims of the conflict in Syria while also celebrating the nation’s culture, music, poetry and food is returning to Melbourne this year. #CookForSyria is a grassroots fundraising dinner event celebrates Syrian food and culture as…

Thai government visits AMES Australia AMES Australia recently welcomed a delegation from Thailand’s Ministry of the Interior. The group was in Australia to gain an understanding of refugee settlement practices here and meet members of refugee communities from Myanmar who…

Abeer Ziada and Ann Shemiss’ close friendship was forged through their common experience as refugees fleeing a brutal conflict and their support for each other as they struggled to re-establish their lives in Australia. Both women are medical professionals, both…

Pope Francis has criticised countries that produce weapons for wars fought elsewhere and then refuse to take in refugees fleeing the very same conflicts. The 82-year-old Argentine pope, whose parents were of Italian immigrant stock, has made the defence of…

As the list of geo-political issues grows daily – with Brexit, posturing in the Persian Gulf, trade tensions with China and a more imminent climate change catastrophe – the UN’s High Commissioner for Refugees faces a serious task in keeping…

The Trump administration’s solution to the migrant crisis on its southern border is to divert asylum seekers to El Salvador, pushing migrants into one of the most dangerous countries in the world. The deal struck between the two governments creates…

The UN Refugee Agency UNHCR has expressed concerned about ongoing violence against foreigners – and especially refugees and asylum-seekers – in South Africa. At least twelve people have been reported killed since the violence first broke out three months ago.…

The small American town of Clarkston, Georgia, is the self-proclaimed ‘Ellis Island of the South’. In the past 25 years the town has received more than 40,000 refugees. Successive waves of settlers have come from Syria, The Congo, Bhutan, Eritrea,…