A backlog of 83,000 unprocessed citizenship applications has blown waiting times out for would be citizens by a factor of ten, according to a report by the Australian National Audit Office (ANAO). “Applications for citizenship by conferral have not been…

Next time you think about buying a tin of Italian tomatoes instead of a slightly more expensive Australian produced competitor, think twice. Much of Italy’s agricultural exports are underpinned by the exploitation and coercion of migrant labourers as well as…

International education contributed a record $34 billion to the Australian economy last year through hosting 690,000 students from overseas, according to Commonwealth Department of Education figures. Minister for Education Dan Tehan said the numbers represented a 15.3 per cent rise…

New migrants learning English as their second language are picking up Aussie slang and using words such as ‘esky’, ‘thong’, ‘doona’ and ‘nappy’ at the same rate as Australian-born people, according to new research. A team led by Australian National…

Refugee and human rights organisations have criticised US President Donald Trump’s assessment of asylum seekers in his recent State of Union Address as “cruel” and “unprecedented in American history”. During his speech President Trump made a commitment to “the security,…

In the Victorian town of Warragul Dr Issam Muteir is a minor celebrity. The specialist in General Medicine and Cardiology is originally from Iraq and came to Australia initially to study. As violence and a breakdown of law and order…

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

The heart-wrenching and inspirational stories of refugees who have found safety and new a life in Australia are told in visceral and compelling detail in a new book published recently. ‘Refugee Stories: In their own words’ has collected the first-hand…

“I’ll tell you something,” begins Dr Seham Mostafa. “To live a healthy life you should really change your kind of work to make your life interesting.” For Dr Mostafa, an interesting life has meant adaptation. Born in Cairo, she began her…

The United States, for decades a beacon for refugees and displaced persons from across the world, is retreating further from its leadership role in global resettlement. This year saw an historic reduction in the number of refugees allowed to resettle…

As tens of thousands of Central American migrants gather in northern Mexico looking for a way into the United States and President Trump continues to wrangle with his Democratic Party opponents over a border wall, the history of the US’…

A ground-breaking new study has produced the first provable link between climate change, conflict and international migration. The study by researchers at the University of East Anglia, in the UK, is the first to provide an empirically established causal path…