The number of Rohingya refugees who have fled a military crackdown in Myanmar has hit a staggering half million in just five weeks, according to the UN’s refugee agency. After violence broke out in Myanmar’s Rakhine state on August 25,…

After years of fighting, Islamic State has finally been driven out of the city of Raqqa, its main stronghold in Syria. But the victory over IS has produced little cheer because Raqqa is now a ghost town, reduced to rubble and…

A Syrian refugee who escaped the conflict in the city of Raqqa in 2015 has told of his relief that fighting there has finally ended. ‘Sam’ (not his real name) who is now resettled in Melbourne said he was “very…

More than two million people fleeing wars or persecution who have joined the ranks of the world’s refugees this year are facing more restrictive asylum policies, including in Europe and the United States, the United Nations reports. And the use…

A new initiative to reduce the harm problem gambling can cause in culturally and linguistically diverse communities has been announced by the Victorian Government. Culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) community organisations are being encouraged to to apply for funding from…

A new snapshot of global population trends shows that humanity is rapidly ageing as it becomes a more mobile and city-based species. The world’s population reached nearly 7.6 billion in mid-2017, a rise of one billion people since 2005 and…

Refugees resettling in Australia are finding work in larger numbers but many have skills that are going to waste, a new study shows. The study, by the Institute of Family Studies (IFS), shows almost a quarter of refugees have found…

South Sudan’s leadership and opposition, as well as collection of other armed groups, will engage in peace talks in the coming weeks in what has been described as the war-ravaged nation’s last best chance for peace. The east African regional…

The fate and safety of millions of young migrants to the US is in the balance because horse trading between the Republicans and Democrats over US immigration policy. President Donald Trump is trying to cut with US Democrats to offer…

Jenevieve Chang’s story delves into the very essence of what it means to be part of an ethnic diaspora. It’s the story of generational gulfs and the effects of the modern world colliding with long held traditions. Jenevieve’s grandparents were…

Women on temporary visas are vulnerable to family violence and only a fraction are accessing the services available to protect them, new research suggests. The report by Monash University Associate Professor Marie Segrave says that based on the estimate that…

In the arguments around the globe about immigration levels and threats to economic prosperity, a new phrase has emerged: ‘demographic security’. Basically, this means that developed nations in the West need young, tax-paying workers to help pay for the pensions…