Analysis The tensions that have erupted between Saudi Arabia and Iran over the execution by Saudi Arabia of Shia cleric Nimr-al-Nimr threaten to plunge the Middle East into deeper conflict and chaos with potential ramifications for Europe and Australia. After…

The Tasmanian curse of losing its population to other states has been reversed as new figures reveal a positive migration drift. Data released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) showed a net inflow of 158 people had moved from…

Research into the human genome is yielding new information about how humanity spread across the globe. And the new data is completely changing our understanding of the way mankind settled the planet through mapping waves of migration. Scientists across the…

Education activist and terror attack survivor Malala Yousafzai has put US presidential candidate Donald Trump back in his place and provided food for thought for any other politicians attacking people of the Muslim faith. “The more you speak about Islam…

In a new Harry Potter play, the much-loved Hermione Granger character will be played by a Swaziland-born actress, a role previously played by a white actress. The forthcoming play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, will star 46 year old…

While the migration crisis in Europe and the Middle East has received blanket media coverage for more than four years, a new refugee tragedy is quietly unfolding in Central America. The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has reported…

Migrants born overseas are more likely to be affected by long-term health issues than people born in Australia, according to new health data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Settlers from the United Kingdom and Southern and Eastern Europe…

Majid Rezai and Nayran Tabai are refugees twice over. In 2010, for the second time in their lives, the couple were forced to flee their home, leaving behind their possessions, friends, and established lives when the Damascus café they operated…

As 2015 draws to an end, world leaders are locked in intractable debates over how to react to a spiraling global migration emergency and all of the humanitarian issues it is creating. There has been a significant jump in first-time…

The number of people forced to flee war or conflict will top 60 million before the end of 2015, the United Nations refugee agency has said, creating the worst refugee crisis in history. One in every 122 people on Earth…

As the end of 2015 approaches and with more than a million asylum seekers registered in Germany and hundreds of thousands in other European nations, debate about global migration is getting a whole lot more complicated and sometimes bizarre. In…

People newly arrived to Australia are keen to fit in with their local communities, connect with their neighbours, and contribute to society through volunteering, a new study has found. A survey of almost 400 people new to Australia paints a…