Migrants are creating a skills and intelligence explosion in Australia, according to a new OECD study. The study, a global analysis of the education standards of labour forces, lists Australia as the only country where migrants have higher average educational…

Australia was settled by aboriginal peoples not by accident, but as a result of large-scale migration by skilled mariners, new research claims. Scientists have used ocean current modelling, similar to that deployed in the search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight…

The Trump administration appears to have unofficially banned Muslims entering the United States, according to new data from the State Department. And the overall flow of refugees to the US has slowed to almost none, suggesting that what President Trump…

As tens of thousands of people took to Berlin’s streets this week in protests on either side of Germany’s migration debate, there was a much talk about a demographic crisis. New research shows that Germany is facing a demographic crisis…

Net overseas migration has been cited as the major driver of Australia’s over all recent population growth, but an analysis by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) shows that growth factors can vary for different parts of the country. “Even…

Refugees who have fled war zones are connecting with in indigenous culture to find solace and understand more about their new home. Refugees from South Sudan, Burma and Iran recently climbed up to the top of Wurdi Yawang or Big…

The cost of living is rising rapidly and families on low incomes – including many from refugee or CALD communities – are amongst the hardest hit, according to a new study. Researchers from the University of New South Wales’s social…

Britain’s Home Office has been slammed in a new report over its inhumane and damaging treatment of people seeking safety in the UK. The report by activist group Refugee Action claims Home Office incompetence and cruelty are having a devastating…

Like a cashed-up, drunken uncle at Christmas, there are things to like and dislike about the 2018-19 Federal Budget. And there are important ramifications both positive and negative for people in the culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD), refugee and humanitarian…

The first Karen refugees living in camps along the Thai border will return to their homes in Burma more than 30 years after first being forced to flee. The UNHCR has reached agreement for the voluntary repatriation of 161 refugees…

A leading business group has joined forces with the ACTU in an unprecedented push for a continued strong migration program in Australia. The Australian Industry Group (AiGroup) together with the ACTU and ethnic peak body groups have released a policy…

AMES Australia breast cancer screening effort to feature at world congress A pioneering project to increase breast screening rates in migrant communities that AMES Australia helped deliver will be the subject of a presentation at the World Cancer Congress later…