Migration continues to be a defining political and social issue in Europe but the rhetoric and hyperbole coming from some of Europe’s populist leaders are not backed up by the latest numbers and trends in the flow of people into…

Informal educational models to better engage refugee youth, youth advisory groups to inform policy and a visual web resource to share higher education pathways for refugees are among the recommendations of a new research project aimed at connecting young refugees…

Syrian refugee groups and the UN’s refugee agency are concerned about a Russian-backed effort to repatriate Syrians who fled their country amid the civil war that has killed more than 400,000 people and displaced millions. Russia’s special presidential envoy for…

More than 70 children who have been separated from their parents by the US government’s draconian asylum seeker policy have gone missing in the nation’s labyrinthine system of immigration detention. The US government has not been able to find the…

Refugee poets, film-makers and teachers have been breaking stereotypes and inspiring the globe by sharing their stories of perseverance and resilience in the first ever TEDx event to be held in a refugee camp. The event at Kakuma – a massive…

Australian TV audiences across the country have fare-welled and thanked SBS newsreader Lee Lin Chin after she announced her resignation from the broadcaster last week. Hundreds of social media posts applauded Chin – who was born in Indonesia’s capital Jakarta…

The contributions migrants have made to Australia over seven decades is being celebrated in a photographic exhibition and a series of web-based stories compiled by migrant and refugee settlement agency AMES Australia. The ‘Heartlands 2018: What Makes an Australian’ project…

The humanitarian world this week farewelled an inveterate champion of refugees in Dr Barbara Harrell-Bond; the first humanitarian academic and activist to argue that refugees were not helpless victims but individuals with strengths and resilience. Dr Harrell-Bond worked tirelessly for…

The latest initiative to tackle problem gambling in culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities was announced this month by the Victorian state government Minister for Consumer Affairs, Gaming and Liquor Regulation Marlene Kairouz launched the first of a suite of…

The bitter and bloody seven-year-long conflict in Syria is entering a deadly endgame phase as the Syrian government forces unleash an offensive to take the last major enclaves of opposition at Nawa and Daraa in the country’s south-east. As many…

They became famous around the world from news reports showing them pulling victims of airstrikes from the collapsed buildings and rubble-strewn streets of warn-torn Syria. Now the ‘White Hats’ – a humanitarian group that operated in the anti-government held areas…

People from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities are often among the most vulnerable when it comes to accessing services such as aged care. So, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has produced some resources to inform people about…