Australia lacks a clear and foolproof system to ensure refugees are immunised against preventable diseases, a new report says. Australia has one of the most comprehensive immunisation programs in the world. But many of the thousands of refugees who arrive…

More than fifteen hundred asylum seekers face an October 1 deadline to lodge their applications for Temporary Protection visas or Safe Haven Enterprise visas or face deportation. The federal government has given asylum seekers until that date to formally apply…

At a time when Australia’s migration and refugee policies are contentious topics, a new book has given an insight into the way our official policy towards foreign entrants evolved. ‘Asylum By Boat: Origins of Australia’s Refugee Policy’ tells the story…

Gaining local work experience through temporary jobs and volunteer positions is a proven way for migrants to enter Australia’s employment market, according to a recent successful foreign jobseeker. Polish accountant Magdalena Galazka found work at the City of Port Phillip…

Refugees need more time to establish themselves in the workforce because of the circumstances they have come form, a raft of new research shows. And, given time, most are able to get off welfare, the research shows. But new data…

International student numbers have increased by 15 per cent in Australia in the first three months of this year compared to the same period in 2016, the latest figures show. Minister for Education and Training, Simon Birmingham, said the rising…

A leaked policy paper shows that the UK government has drawn up plans to slash the levels of migration from the European Union immediately after Brexit. The document, obtained by The Guardian, comes as the whole Brexit process becomes increasing…

Australia’s ethnic communities have condemned plans before Parliament to make migrants wait up to 15 years before qualifying for aged or disability pensions. Under existing laws, people must have been an Australian resident for 10 years – five of which…

Refugees have been volunteering in droves since Hurricane Harvey laid waste to large tracts of the south western United States. Syrian refuge Amina and her family settled in Texas last year and had planned a celebration on the anniversary of…

A massive influx of Rohingya refugees fleeing recent violence in Myanmar has pushed aid services in Bangladesh to the brink, with established camps already beyond capacity, aid agencies say. The UNHCR, the UN’s refugee agency, says around 130,000 refugees have…

US President Donald Trump has begun the process of scrapping the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which protects about 800,000 immigrants who entered the US illegally as children. The DACA program, also known as Dreamers, was put in…

An innovative program to resettle refuges at Nhill, a regional Victorian town, has moved into a second phase with more than a dozen businesses and organisations now employing workers from the refugee community. In 2009, a group of Karen refugees…