Rami Hussein is one of about four-and-a-half million people across the globe who have, or are, enduring statelessness. Rami’s father fled Palestine during the 1948 was when Zionist forces seized territory and established the state of Israel, forcing more than…

Australia’s population has just crashed through the 27 million mark, and migration is a major reason why it is accelerating, new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) reveals. The data shows the jump from 26 to 27 million…

Women from culturally diverse communities are at the most disadvantaged when it comes to workplace equity and the gender pay gap, new research reveals. They are more likely to passed over for promotion and they find it hardest to gain…

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has triggered a significant rise in homelessness in the country, according to a new report. The report, from UK-based charity Depaul International, says almost a quarter of those sleeping rough or in emergency shelters are people…

For 27 years Jim Revell has quietly been making a difference in the lives of thousands of migrants and refugees newly arrived in Australia. His work as a volunteer tutor with migrant and refugee settlement agency AMES Australia has helped…

Migrants arriving in the US are overwhelmingly settling in states and counties that voted Democrat in the last US presidential election, according to an analysis by Bloomberg News says.    As the next US election approaches, immigration will be an…

Australia and the UN’s migration agency IOM have unveiled a new initiative to boost support for migrant workers from the Pacific. The program will focus on families who are part of the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) scheme, which sees…

Australia should streamline its response to humanitarian crises around the globe by introducing a new dedicated ‘emergency visa’, a new report recommends. Researchers Professor Jane McAdam and Doctor Regina Jefferies, of the Kaldor Centre’s Evacuations Research Hub, have called for…

Tens of millions of people will die over the next 25 years because of so-called ‘superbug’ bacterial infections that can resist antibiotics – and refugee camps or humanitarian crisis settings could be the worst hit, new research predicts. There will…

Israel has reportedly been recruiting African asylum seekers to take part in military operations in Gaza in return for promises of permanent residency. The practice has not yet been formally acknowledged by the Israeli government but reports in the Israeli…

Atrocities and widespread abuse is occurring in Myanmar as the conflict between the ruling military junta and armed ethnic minority groups intensifies, the UN has warned. The violence includes systematic atrocities, including torture, sexual violence, and attacks where civilians were…

Increasing numbers of asylum seekers in the UK are dying with many committing suicide, new data shows. The number of deaths among asylum seekers under the care of the UK’s Home Office has more than doubled over the past year,…