One of the most toxic issues in European politics – the debate around immigration – plunged even lower this week with a standoff between leaders over a controversial binding quota system aimed at sharing the burden of accommodating the tsunami…

The Syrian crisis continues to spiral out of control with 210,000 dead and over 52 per cent of the Syrian population displaced. The Syrian Civil War, which began four years ago, has devastated not only its own country but has…

Cold, sleepless nights filled with stormy black seas, a dilapidated ship and the shouts of a struggling crew. It’s rare we are presented with the detailed realities of what asylum seekers actually go through when coming to Australia by boat.…

The Australian Human Rights Commission has launched a suite of free online resources designed to help promote diversity and prevent discrimination in the workplace. The Good Practice, Good Business resources were welcomed by business leaders as a necessary step towards…

East of Berlin, in a dreary clearing behind pine trees and a wire fence sits a three-storey metal building. This is just one of several ‘container cities’ that have recently started popping up throughout Germany. These temporary homes were quickly…

A large number of valid applications for permanent residency have been stopped in their tracks because the Commonwealth Government has prioritised some visa categories above others, migration agents say. Thousands of people are left to wonder when, if ever, their…

Footscray AMES students have participated in a replanting project at Altona Coastal Park as part of the Industry Orientation Programme. Students joined Suzette and her team from Hobsons Bay on April 1 to plant sedge grass as part of a…

Melbourne’s diverse and ever changing cultural landscape has a meeting point in the form of a three-story building. It’s called the Multicultural Hub and it’s arguably one of the city’s best kept secrets. The Hub, owned by the City of…

Young Western Bulldogs footballer Lin Jong was the victim of racial abuse from a member of the crowd at the MCG last Saturday night. Jong has a Taiwanese mother and an East Timorese father; and is one of the rising…

In tomorrow’s UK general election one of the most hotly contested issues will centre on migration and asylum seekers. With a recent surge of asylum seekers coming from the Middle East and North Africa into Europe, some people are concerned…

The Victorian Government’s has recognised the importance of cultural diversity and social cohesion in its 2015/16 state budget. In its first budget, the Andrews government has allocated $74 million over four years to multicultural affairs – an increase of around…

Victoria’s leading migrant and refugee settlement agency AMES has welcomed the Victorian Government’s recognition of the importance of cultural diversity and social cohesion in the 2015/16 state budget. In its first budget, the Andrews government has allocated $74 million over…