Australian television drama is failing to portray people from culturally diverse groups in its representations of the wider society, a new survey has found. While indigenous characters are now featuring prominently on the small screen, people from non-Anglo Celtic backgrounds…

The US has suddenly ended the long standing arrangement that meant migrants fleeing Cuba who were able to reach America were automatically allowed to stay. In one of his last actions as President Barak Obama said this week that “Cuban…

Financial aid to the world’s poorest countries has fallen for the second year in a row as donor governments prioritise refugee costs on their own soil, according to anti-poverty group the ONE Campaign. The latest figures for 2015 show wealthier…

Some of the US’ largest cities, most of which have traditionally welcomed and harboured undocumented migrants, are preparing to resist a Donald Trump-led federal campaign to deport them. So called ‘sanctuary cities’, which include Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle, Philadelphia, and…

Indonesia has softened its stance on asylum seekers by streamlining procedures for processing migrants and clearing barriers that had previously stopped them from entering the country. President Joko “Jokowi” Widodo has issued presidential regulation detailing protocols on how to handle…

They say a smile is the light in the window of your soul. For Karen refugee Eh Hta Dah Shee, his beaming face belies a lifetime of struggle, deprivation and hardship. After more than a decade in a refugee camp…

A crowd funding campaign has raised tens of thousands of dollars to reinstate an Australia Day advertising billboard featuring two young girls in hijabs. The billboard, commissioned by the Victorian Government, was taken down after advertising company QMS received threats…

The rise of populist leaders in the United States and Europe is a threat to basic human rights and the protection of minorities, according to independent think tank Human Rights Watch. In its recently released World Report 2017, Human Rights…

Australia’s reputation has been damaged by human rights issues including its ‘draconian’ asylum seeker policy, overly broad counter-terrorism laws and failure to protect children in detention, according to a new global report released by Human Rights Watch. “Refugees and asylum…

Australia needs to completely revamp its skilled migrant policies and offer more opportunities for permanent migration, according to a new analysis. The nation should completely rethink the way overseas worker arrivals and numbers are regulated – and just cutting back…

More than 10 per cent of America’s wealthiest people are from migrant backgrounds, according to a report in Forbes Magazine. The latest ‘Forbes 400’, a list of the US’s richest people, features several self-made billionaires who began life in other…

As the Christian world pauses for the festive season, much of the planet continues to be mired in conflict, inequality and poverty. The 65 million people currently displaced around the globe will find little cheer in the holiday season. The festive…