Australia’s refugee and migrant communities are embracing volunteering as a way to combat feelings of isolation, despite many organisations lacking the resources to offer suitable training and support, new research shows. A survey by the Settlement Council of Australia (SCoA)…

Australia has been rated the most attractive nation in the world for highly educated workers in a report released by the world’s leading economic research body earlier this week. It also performed well in other areas of the Organisation for…

Eighty years ago this week, a German ship carrying 937 Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany was denied entry to the USA. Many of the passengers refused asylum ultimately perished in Nazi death camps. The story of the SS St Louis,…

A fifteen-year roller coaster ride of soaring hope and crushing despair has characterised the life of Iraqi refugee Ammar Al-Taie. The 32-year-old dentist survived the invasion of his homeland by US-led coalition forces, a subsequent civil war and deadly sectarian…

The conflict in north-western Syria has flared with Russian-backed Syrian government forces and Turkish-backed rebels engaging in unrestrained fighting that has put hundreds of thousands of civilians in danger. Syrian government and Russian forces are pushing into areas previously controlled…

Theresa May’s resignation as British Prime Minister could see a reset of UK migration policy as business groups and commentators call for changes to the country’s divisive migration rules and an end to the failed bid to set limits on…

You might think xenophobia would be strongest among populations where there are large concentrations of new migrants and among people who have most contact with them. But a new study from Europe shows exactly the opposite is true. Data from…

After being forced to leave behind an affluent and successful life in Pakistan, refugee Alia Sultana has rebuilt her life through her passion for food and her knack for business. When she and her family arrived in Australia, they had…

Europe’s nationalist political movements have gained some ground in the recent EU Parliament elections and now are expected to try to unite behind the common goals of anti-migration and nationalism. But observers say they face an uphill battle to usurp…

AMES staff vote for the first time Two AMES Australia staff member have voted for the first time in the recent federal election. AMES Australia Program Support Officer Ekhlas Franso and Client Support Worker Muhammad Raza were both excited at…

Population growth, and particularly overseas migration, has been a key driver of Victoria’s economic growth in recent years and the reason the state has outperformed the rest of the country, the 2019-20 Victorian State Budget papers show. Victoria’s Gross State…