Hundreds of demonstrators gather in Sydney to protest against Australia’s policies on refugees and asylum seekers, in the city’s biggest rally of its kind for more than a year. Read more: http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/2015-04-19/hundreds-gather-in-sydney-protesting-against-refugee-and-asylum-seeker-policy/1438602

Australia’s oldest Karen World War Two veteran is preparing to march in his sixth Anzac Day parade. Bordy Weeku will be wearing the medals that he smuggled out of Burma and kept hidden for two decades in a refugee camp.…

A not-for-profit Brisbane restaurant that helps female African refugees hopes volunteers and diversification will help keep the business running. Mu’ooz in West End is struggling to keep its doors open with board members and staff volunteering their time and labour.…

The world’s largest refugee camp is under threat of closure after the Kenyan Government cited it as ‘a nursery for al-Shabaab’ – the terror group that slaughtered 147 students at Garissa University on April 2. The Kenyan government has called…

A YOUNG African-Australian is speaking up about mental health in her community. University student Tabotu Teklemariam is determined to get her community talking about issues such as suicide, depression and bullying, rather than dealing with them in silence. Read more: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/north-west/afrocare-to-tackle-mental-health-issues-in-african-australians/story-fnrvvn43-1227301781177

Sri Lankan refugee Kumar sits shaping coconut shells into jewellery. In the half-light of a suburban backyard at dusk he is grinding and carving pieces of coconut into unique pieces of art. It was a skill he learned locked up…

Aspirations and geographic location are a key influence on young people’s engagement with post-school education and training, according to new research. A new study explores how aspirations are affected by where a young person lives. It finds that young people…

MAALEK Bobakraad does not let the fact he cannot work stop him from making a meaningful contribution to the community. The 33-year-old from Noble Park volunteers at Lifestyle Martial Arts in Dandenong, sharing his extensive knowledge of kung fu, or…

Growing numbers of refugees and asylum seekers are living not in camps, but in teeming and often inhospitable large cities around the globe. Across Asia, from India to the Pacific islands, mostly in developing countries with little humanitarian infrastructure, there…

Through perseverance and determination, a young Afghani refugee has built a successful business up from the ground. Twenty-two year old Khan Hazara is the owner and manager of a burgeoning halal supermarket in Hampton Park, in Melbourne’s south east. His…

Sentiment among ethnic groups in metropolitan Sydney may have had a significant effect on the outcome of the recent NSW State Election, experts say. NSW Labor leader Luke Foley may have lost up to 10 percentage points in his multicultural…

SNAP happy youth promoted multiculturalism and diversity in Launceston Civic Square on Monday for National Youth Week. Migrant Resource Centre youth committee member Grace Williams, 17, said a greater multicultural society in Launceston could effect change for the better. Read…