Older migrants in Australia are more likely to have problems accessing basic services because of linguistic and cultural barriers, according to new research by the nation’s leading ethnic community group. The report, commissioned by the Federation of Ethnic Communities’ Councils…

MALCOLM Fraser has been remembered in parliament today as a “giant” of Australian politics who was “often misunderstood”. The nation’s politicians set aside their differences today to remember the former prime minister who died on Friday at the age of…

For Ann Nicol volunteering with AMES gives her a glimpse into diverse cultures and a chance to help people. The retired primary school teacher has been a volunteer tutor to two young women migrants from Lebanon for the past nine…

ELGAILI  Mangati has struggled to “fit in” since arriving in Australia as a refugee from Sudan almost 10 years ago. It took a Centre for Multicultural Youth program to help the Broadmeadows 25-year-old to finally feel at home. Read more: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/north-west/shout-out-youth-program-helps-broadmeadows-sudanese-migrant-connect-with-community/story-fnrvvn43-1227271482249

Malcolm Fraser, who died this week, was perhaps Australia’s last truly liberal Liberal Leader. And it could be argued his greatest contribution to the nation came after his seven-plus years as Prime Minister. That he was able to reinvent himself…

The past week has seen Melbourne come alive with the sights, smells and sounds of Cultural Diversity Week 2015. Lasting from the 14-22 March, our biggest ever Cultural Diversity Week has helped showcase the many and varied customs and traditions that…

Australia’s largest migrant community group says migrants who arrive in Australia at an older age often struggle to access basic services because of linguistic and cultural barriers. Read more: http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2015/03/17/older-migrants-struggle-access-basic-services

Newly arrived migrants and refugees are benefiting from the federal government’s Work for the Dole (WFD) scheme which provides crucial exposure to, and experience of, Australian workplaces, according to a leading settlement agency. Despite criticism of the scheme from academics and…

The latest ‘craze’ among the hundreds of thousands of people who make up the global Karen diaspora is a young man who lives on the Melbourne’s western outskirts and spends much of his time volunteering in a local garden. But…

One in five Australians out of work are teenagers with young people bearing the brunt of Australia’s rising unemployment level, a new analysis has revealed. Teenagers are in the eye of the nation’s joblessness crisis with the unemployment rate for…

A young Sri Lankan asylum seeker who fled violence, death threats and crime syndicates at home is carving out a new life for himself on Melbourne’s cricket grounds. Maleesh De Silva arrived in Australia in November 2012 and spent 18…

Origin-Transit-Destination features former refugees telling unvarnished stories of finding their way to, and making their home in, Australia. Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/stage/2015/mar/14/strangers-on-a-bus-sydney-show-gives-a-seat-and-voice-to-asylum-seekers