Migrants working in London each contribute £46,000 (or $A74,000) to the UK capital’s economy every year and collectively add £83 billion (or $A134 billion) to the city’s bottom line annually, according to a new report. The research, by the London…

A short documentary about Syrian rescue workers dubbed ‘the White Helmets’, who rescue victims trapped amid the conflict, has received a nod from Tinseltown. Syrian cousins Fadi and Khaled Khatib worked for nearly two years filming the Netflix-produced doco White…

Australia and Canada, generally considered bastions of multiculturalism as public policy, could provide lessons to rest of the world in forming approaches to rising xenophobia and polarised, populist political movements, according to the author of a new book that that…

Unlike the armed-to-the-teeth Australian soldiers alongside him, young Afghan Nabi went into combat wielding only his language skills. Nabi worked for three years as an interpreter for Australian, Dutch and US forces in Oruzgan Province, Afghanistan, as they attempted to…

It could prove to be a seminal moment in the history of African democracy and development. Last month Gambia’s disgraced president Yahya Jammeh boarded a private jet and headed for exile in Equatorial Guinea. He is said to have taken…

Stuart Crosby is not your average business leader. A captain of the financial services industry who professes progressive politics; a former pub band musician who dresses in smart business suits; and, a deep and lateral thinker who is also a…

As the world lurches from one conflict or crisis to another, a caste system among refugees is emerging which sees countries and agencies prioritising one group over another. So, when it comes to being a refugee, your nationality can be…

An international initiative launched recently aims to improve the circumstances of an estimated 10 million stateless people around the world. The Statelessness Network Asia Pacific (SNAP) was launched at the Conference on Addressing Statelessness in Asia and the Pacific, in…

A Melbourne businessman and former refugee has organised a concert in Malaysia to draw attention to the situation of refugees trapped in the country and possibly provide them with some hope for the future. Supermarket owner Khan Hazara devised the…

Supporting newly arrived refugees to get work more quickly would pay off for Australia on three fronts – helping the nation’s bottom line, benefiting vulnerable people, and enhancing integration and social cohesion – according to a new report says. Then study…

Women from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds are among the most vulnerable victims of family violence and the issue is leading to the stigmatising of some ethnic groups, a new research report says. The report, produced by the federal…

In predictions that closely mirror some of the xenophobic exhortations we are hearing around the globe currently in relation to migrants, a collection of experts is saying ‘the robots are coming to take out jobs’. According to a White House…