Sitting on his father’s shoulders walking through rice paddies littered with bodies left behind by brutal Khmer Rouge death squads, Hap Dan made a fateful journey to freedom and safety. For six long years his family had lived in the…

The modern mass movement of people around the globe is creating new types of migration superpowers, according to foreign affairs expert Mark Leonard. Mr Leonard, director of the European Council on Foreign Relations, says three types of new migration paradigms…

More than 200 newly arrived migrants and refugees were introduced to AFL football through the AMES Australia Cup ‘Game On!’ event today. AFL stars from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds Jason Johannisen and Lin Jong were on hand to…

The increasing prevalence of technology in leisure and learning is having a profound and potentially negative effect on how humans interact with each other, empathise and behave creatively, according to one of the world’s leading neuroscientists. Baroness Susan Greenfield has…

Ancient Rome’s treatment of migrants could teach the modern world much about approaches to migration and asylum seekers, according to one of the world’s foremost experts on Roman history. Professor Mary Beard says that while Rome’s repressive treatment of women…

A ‘flipped classroom’ approach to teaching English as a second language is achieving significant success at language school in the Middle East, according to new research. US-born educator Rashenah Walker has implemented a ‘flipped classroom’ program at schools in Dubai…

When 14-year-old Suvir Mirchandani was trying to think of ways to cut waste and save money at his Pittsburgh school, he never dreamt that his idea would become a global case study in behavioural change and imaginative thinking. But when…

For modern refugees fleeing conflict or persecution, smartphones have become as important as food or shelter, according to new research. Phones are emerging as important tools in allowing refugees access to secure information relating to protection and safety, particularly in…

Investing in refugees can net nearly twice the amount within just a few years, according to a new study focusing on recent arrivals in European Union countries. The study urges a more positive outlook and the right policies to maximize…

The Kenyan government’s announcement that it will attempt to close all of the country’s refugee camps, including the world’s largest at Dadaab, is a move that could displace more than 600,000 vulnerable people. The questions around what will happen to…

For Eritrean refugee Nadia Hassan Australia has truly proved to be the land of opportunity. The mother of three has built a thriving import and retail business in the heart of multicultural Footscray. She says that hard work, persistence and…

As a boy living amid the chaos and violence of the Iraqi war and then as stateless refugee languishing in Jordan one thing kept Sarmad Rubaye hopeful of a better future. Sarmad’s passion for soccer was his saviour as life…