A former refugee has organised a concert in Indonesia to help educate the public on the situation of refugees trapped in the country and possibly provide them with some hope during the festive season. Supermarket owner Khan Hazara devised the…

A story published in the UK tabloids a couple of years ago told of how a children’s playground in posh part of Berkshire became the subject of legal action to have it closed because of the noise created by excited…

Breaking down cultural barriers through breaking bread has long been the backbone for embracing migrants and refugees to Australia. This idea of foods’ ability to unite people is explored in a new cookbook that shares the journey of sixteen asylum…

Two bizarre interconnected and unsettling debates are going on in the US currently about perceived threats to the nation. And these debates – about whether or not to allow Syrian refugees to settle in the US, and whether stricter gun…

Young Australians are facing uncertain and insecure futures after leaving school and their working lives will bear little resemblance to their parents’, according to a new book. Monash University education academic Lucas Walsh says young Australians’ post-school lives are becoming…

Thousands of refugees across Europe and the Middle East are bracing for a cold winter far from home. As the official figure for the number of asylum seekers who have entered Germany reaches one million, thousands more are continuing their…

One consequence of the rise of ISIS-inspired terrorism culminating in the Paris attacks has been a ramping up of military spending and procurement in among western nations. Europe’s defence industry is set to reap a $US50 billion windfall as heightened…

Canadian social activist Naomi Klein’s new book This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs the Climate is ostensibly about climate change and the forces driving it. But it is as much about the destructiveness and wanton waste of our consumerist habits, corrupt…

A new report shows a quarter of all drownings last year involved people who were born overseas. Life Saving Victoria’s annual drowning report has identified several groups of people that require swimming and water safety education. Nigel Taylor, Life Saving…

Australia’s poorest urban communities, including many people recently arrived to Australia, are largely clustered in suburbs increasingly located in mid-to-outer metropolitan areas, according to new research. The report said disadvantaged places in Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane encompassed significant cultural diversity…

Hani and Hayam Pito are not your average refugees. As comfortable, middle-class professionals the future looked bright for them and their eight-year-old son Elias. Working as English teachers in the Syrian city of Al-Hasekah, they had a nice home, a…

A celebrity makeup artist who is a former Yugoslavian refugee has launched a poster campaign to show refugees’ important contributions to Australian society. The posters aim to shed a positive light on asylum seekers who come by boat and to…