IMMIGRATION Minister Peter Dutton has launched a High Court challenge to a lower court’s ruling that is undermining the ­Coalition’s efforts to deport failed asylum-seekers. Read more: http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/immigration/peter-dutton-to-test-lower-courts-asylum-judgment/story-fn9hm1gu-1227263931207

Australia will need more than 250,000 new migrants a year to raise living standards and add $1.6 trillion to the economy, according to a new study. The report commissioned by the Migration Council of Australia says a steady climb in…

THE federal government’s turn-back-the-boats policy is putting asylum seekers at risk and has hurt Australia’s relationship with Indonesia, new research claims. THE University of Queensland research, out Friday, says the controversial policy had not addressed the causes of migrant smuggling…

CRICKET has given asylum seeker Maleesh De Silva a vital release from the harsh realities of his life. Now living in Glenroy, Mr De Silva fled Sri Lanka to escape violence and death threats in 2012, and has donned Pascoe Vale…

Affordable housing is increasingly becoming beyond the reach of low income earners, including many new refugees or migrants to Australia, according to new research. A growing proportion of Australian households are renting in the private market; the figure has risen…

Communications Minister and putative Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has revealed his views on the value of migration by ranking Australia as the most successful immigrant nation on the planet. The government has been struggling with the issue of multiculturalism after reports…

Helping people connect with each other while assisting them to learn are the inter-related twin passions of English language teacher Stephen Hall. The 47-year-old teaches English to newly arrived migrants and refuges in Melbourne. He is a member of the…

A former student from the 2014 Youth Program at St Albans has just been recruited by the Western Bulldogs as a part time Settlement Services Assistant. Amy Vy will be helping to deliver the Western Bulldogs’ settlement services, primarily the…

More than 130 participants – most of them AMES students – took part in a gala lawn bowls day this week under the aegis of the CALDplay community sports program run by the Western Bulldogs Football Club. The event was…

An African women’s network supporting new arrivals facing abuse is proving so successful it’s opening its arms to migrant women from all cultures. Read more: http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2015/03/10/my-sisters-keeper-womens-network-supporting-new-migrants-facing-abuse

Every fortnight almost 200 asylum seekers gather for an event known as The Community Kitchen, which provides a culinary and social event for those waiting for their refugee status to be processed. Read more: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-02-15/community-kitchen-for-asylum-seekers/6086920

A not-for-profit Brisbane restaurant that helps female African refugees hopes volunteers and diversification will help keep the business running. Read more: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-03-12/refugees-volunteer-to-keep-african-restaurant-open-in-brisbane/6306496