As a single mum with two children, Syrian refugee Collette Hannah made the bravest decision of her life leaving behind her job, her home and everything she had known when she fled her homeland to find safety for herself and…

One of the dramatic effects of increased global migration is greater cultural diversity in schools. And several studies have concluded that the way school systems respond to immigration has an enormous impact on the economic and social well-being of all…

Karen Burmese refugee Evelyn Kunoo tells a heartbreaking story about her family that is emblematic of refugees across the world. Her sister’s husband was killed fighting the Burmese Government leaving a widow and an infant son. A year later Evelyn’s…

One of Australia’s largest public service organisations has launched a new multicultural strategy aimed at ensuring inclusiveness in the delivery of crucial services. The federal Department of Human Services, whose 36,000 employees oversee Medicare, Centrelink and Child Support services, has…

An Australian production company is passionate about bringing a story to the screen focusing on a 16-year-old refugee settling in Melbourne. What is missing from the project is their lead actor, with the filmmakers embarking on a national campaign to…

Two and a half million Afghan refugees living in Pakistan could be sent back, despite not being born in Afghanistan and never having lived there. Citing security concerns, the Pakistani Government has said in a statement this week the refugees…

The US accepted its 10,000th Syrian refugee this week, fulfilling a resettlement pledge made by President Obama early last year. Under pressure from Europe and other countries confronting the global migration crisis last fall, President Obama raised the number of…

The Vietnamese community in Australia has pledged $500,000 to support the work of the United Nations refugee agency as it struggles to support 65 million displaced people around the globe. The announcement was made at a ceremony in Sydney where…

Migrant and refugee settlement agency AMES Australia welcomes the decision by the Victorian Government to include refugees and asylum seekers in Vocational Education and Training (VET) programs. Victoria currently hosts around 11,000 refugees and asylum seekers with either bridging visa…

Thousands of asylum seekers and refugees in Victoria will now have access to local education and training programs across the state, under an initiative announced this week by the Victorian Government. Victoria’s Vocational Education and Training (VET) program will be…

Sixteen million dollars in Victorian Government grants have been made to community groups and programs across the state aimed at boosting social and economic participation for multicultural communities. Victoria’s Minister for Multicultural Affairs Robin Scott has announced more than 250…

The politics over immigration issues across Europe are growing ever more Byzantine and complicated as Turkey starts to assert itself after the July coup attempt, Britain’s role in a post-Brexit European Union is debated and France witnesses a new wave…