As a nation, Australia is changing faster, growing more rapidly and becoming more culturally diverse, according to recently released data from last year’s census. The Census, conducted almost ten months ago, found Australia’s population has surged to 24.4 million people…

Syrian sisters Karla and Greta Medawar who were recently resettled in Melbourne take us on a video tour of their favourite parts of the city.

Read about the latest news, research and initiatives from migrant and refugee settlement agency AMES Australia:   AMES Australia launches family violence initiative for CALD communities  AMES Australia recently launched one of the first ever courses for leaders from CALD…

We spend a huge chunk of our lives at work so it is hardly surprising that take home pay ranks high on our list of priorities. But does the size of your pay packet really matter, especially if you wind…

Nial Aykan rushes into the interview room out of breath. Having just climbed two flights of stairs, the head of the Islamic Council of Victoria (ICV) is conscious of punctuality. He excuses himself and rushes into the ICV mosque for…

Slashing Britain’s immigration intake to less than 100,000 a year as the UK Conservative government has promised will harm the country’s economy and could trigger a recession, new research says. A new report by the UK’s Centre for Economics and…

Refugees contribute more than they take in welfare over the long term, new research from the US shows. A study recently published in America shows that refugees end up paying more in taxes than they receive in welfare benefits after…

Leading Australian Muslims have united to condemn extremist-related violence following terror attacks in Britain and Melbourne. The Grand Mufti of Australia, Dr Ibrahim Abu Mohamed, called for religions to unite against terror as he hosted the largest ever Australian Iftar dinner…

The first ever Refugee Solidarity Summit being held in Uganda aims to find support for the 1.3 million refugees in the country over the next four years. Opening in Kampala this week, the two-day summit backed by the UN, aims…

The Federal Government on Tuesday received a blueprint on how Australia should best respond to the global refugee crisis, as “shocking” new figures reveal 20 people are displaced every minute. Organised by Oxfam, the Right to Refuge petition, which has…

As the deaths among migrants crossing the Mediterranean Sea begin to rise again with the approach of the northern summer, questions are being asked about whether NGOs bear some responsibility for the toll. Last year was an extraordinarily deadly 12…

New archaeological evidence has emerged that paints a picture of migration in the ancient Roman Empire. Skeletal evidence shows that hundreds of years after the Roman Republic conquered most of the Mediterranean world Rome was diverse cosmopolis. But the research…