Refugees from LGBTI backgrounds are increasingly facing discrimination and overwrought bureaucracy in host countries, advocacy groups claim. In the US people facing anti-LGBT persecution in their home country have for the past 25 years been able to seek asylum but…

The respected science journal Nature has applied some reason and scientific methodology to the public debates around refugees and migration as the issue become increasingly polarised and political. The journal has examined the facts and fictions surrounding the migration issues…

A computer program dubbed ‘the robot lawyer’ is giving free legal aid to refugees seeking asylum in the US, Canada and the UK. The program, a ‘chatbot’ which allows conversations via voice or text, was the brainchild of Stanford University…

Patricia Weickhardt is an unsung hero of the suburbs. For twenty years, she has quietly gone about helping new migrants settle in Australia. As a volunteer language tutor with migrant and refugee settlement agency AMES Australia, her role ostensibly has…

Two new reports have refuted claims by supporters of US President Donald Trump that migrants and refugees in the US are taking the jobs of ordinary Americans. The Trump administration is reportedly considering a draft executive order which calls for…

Ground breaking research using genetic data from more than 777,000 people has yielded unprecedented insights into human migration and how populations come to be located where they are. The research, which in this instance focuses on migration flows to the…

Business and organisations that embrace diversity in their workforce and customer service outlook can reap significant rewards and capitalise on new opportunities, according to a new report. But the needs of customers from diverse backgrounds are often not met and…

Newly arrived migrants and refugees struggle to break into Australia’s labour market but can succeed if given adequate early support in job hunting, a new study has found. The study which surveyed a group of newly arrived migrants and refugees…

Migration and population growth is a key driver of economic growth and thus prosperity, according to a new study. Commonwealth Bank economist Jarrod Kerr, the co-author of a report on the impact of migrants on economic growth, said that that…

The global refugee crisis is set to worsen as dire humanitarian crises emerge in Africa and Asia – affecting some of the poorest people in the world. South Sudan, Nigeria, Somalia, Yemen and Sri Lanka are all facing famine situations…

Refugees around the world have been caught up in global socio-political turmoil and local polarised politics is threatening to make their situation worse, according to the head of the International Rescue Committee (IRC) and former British Foreign Secretary David Miliband.…

Young people entering the workforce look for employers that value diversity and corporate social responsibility, a new study has found. A survey of 14,000 students across 38 universities produced some insights into what millennials look for in an employer with…