The health of migrants and refugees living in Australia’s rural and regional areas could be at risk because of a lack of interpreters for medical and mental health appointments, according to doctors’ groups. Australian doctors are concerned poor health outcomes…

Newly arrived refugees and migrants are learning English with the help of high school students who act as tutors and classroom assistants in an innovative new program being pioneered in suburban Melbourne. Eighty-nine students from Box Hill High School, in…

The first comprehensive picture of the settlement of refugees across Melbourne has emerged from a new study that reveals where the city’s refugee population comes from, what its health and housing needs are and where its members are now living.…

Refugees have the potential to become Australian entrepreneurs and many have business skills and experience, according to new research. The research report, titled ‘Igniting the Passion of Newly-Arrived Refugees’, cites ABS data that shows that migrants who arrived as refugees…

The UNHCR’s fact sheet reads like recipe for despair. Currently, across the globe, there are 65 million people who are displaced, 3 million seeking asylum, 21 million declared refugees, 40 million internally displaced and 10 people million who are stateless.…

It’s an unfortunate coincidence that in the week that marks the 65th anniversary of the 1951 Refugee Convention, we have 65 million people around the world displaced by conflict, oppression or civil strife. And despite some people saying the convention…

Victoria’s government is merging its three key multicultural agencies to create one body to oversee the promotion of multicultural and social cohesion policies. The state government says its new ‘Multicultural and Social Cohesion Division’ will work to address the needs…

The migratory links between Australia and New Zealand remain as strong as ever, according to a new data analysis. But the new analysis shows periods of volatility and the historically dominant trend of flows of people from New Zealand to…

The European Union and its member countries are failing child refugees; abandoning them to live in squalid conditions at the mercy of people smugglers, according to a new British parliamentary report. The UK’s House of Lords’ EU committee this week…

Climate-related natural disasters can increase the risk of armed conflicts, according to new research that claims up to a quarter of all conflicts in ethnically divided nations were preceded by extreme weather events. The controversial research by Potsdam Institute for…

Increasing numbers of skilled migrants are finding work in the areas in which they have training and qualifications, new data reveals. For decades migrants have traditionally found themselves in jobs far below their skill and qualification levels. But now, new…

Billionaire businessman George Soros has outlined a detailed seven-point plan to mitigate Europe’s refugee crisis, saying he believes it could help the continent avoid a catastrophe. “If significant progress could be made on the refugee issue, it would make the…