Until war came to their country Hassan and Shaza Matni had perfect lives. Living in the centre of the beautiful and ancient city of Homs, the couple had successful careers – Hassan as an engineer and Shaza as an architect.…

Read about the latest news, research and initiatives from migrant and refugee settlement agency AMES Australia…   From refugee to Park Ranger  A young refugee and former AMES Australia client has recently been appointed as a full time Ranger with…

Refugees suffering from post-traumatic stress and other mental health issues get worse because of the living conditions many endure after they flee, new research has found. The research by Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) doctors working with asylum seekers in Italy…

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…

Migrants and refugees run around a third of all small businesses in Australia, according to a new report that challenges common perceptions that migrants can be a drain on the national economy. The ‘Migrant Small Business Report’, produced by insurance…

Lincoln Nebraska is famous for being the birthplace of Oscar winner Hilary Swank, former US Vice President Dick Cheney and talk show host Johnny Carson. It is Nebraska’s state capital and the home of Nevada State University and its ‘Cornhuskers’…

The chances of newly resettled refugees finding work and settling successfully could be boosted by a new mathematical algorithm developed by researchers at Stanford University in the US. The formula uses historical data on refugee resettlement to send new arrivals…

Grave concerns are mounting over a plan by Myanmar and Bangladesh to repatriate hundreds of thousands of ethnic Rohingya who fled violence in Myanmar’s western Rakhine State last year. And the move is just the latest in a new trend…

Two of the United Nations’ top officials have responded to claims that aid workers have been sexually exploiting the very people they are supposed to be assisting. In an article written under the aegis of the World Economic Forum Director…

A new report by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has outlined a series of measure to ensure Australia’s workforce is equipped with the skills it will need into the future. And it says Australia’s cohort of well-educated,…

Like the tumblers on a poker machine the forces for and against Britain’s exit from the EU are realigning over and over again. And the truth is beginning to dawn on some of Britain’s most hardened ‘Brexiteers’ whether it is…

The British Government has been urged to drop its target of reducing net migration to just tens of thousands a year by one of its own parliamentary committees. The UK parliament’s Home Affairs Committee says, in a new report, that…