A PRESTON migrant resource centre is calling for volunteers to provide short-term childcare to allow Iranian parents to learn English. Spectrum Migrant Resource Centre, in partnership with the Salvation Army and the Brotherhood of St Laurence, this week launched the…

How can a playwright create a play so topical it feels freshly ripped from the headlines when it often takes more than two years to bring new work to the stage? Answer: Give them 15 days to write a script,…

Following the success of last year’s campaign, the IKEA Foundation on Monday launched a two-month fund-raising drive in stores worldwide to provide renewable energy and education projects in Bangladesh, Chad, Ethiopia, Jordan and Sudan. Read more: http://www.unrefugees.org.au/news-and-media/news-headlines/unhcr-ikea-rekindles-brighter-lives-for-refugees-campaign-for-second-year

A six-month program of festivals, workshops and events to celebrate immigrant culture and food was launched recently at Melbourne’s Immigration Museum. The first of the ‘North South Feast West’ program was the Chocolate Festival, which filled the museum with a…

The Chief Executive of Australia’s biggest bank and chairman of the nation’s second largest telecommunications company are among a group of influential business leaders who are heading up a national campaign to promote the economic benefits of cultural diversity. The…

Almost a thousand Russians sought asylum in the US last year, up 34 per cent over the previous year, according to the Department of Homeland Security. But instead of fleeing anti-opposition crackdowns by the Putin regime or violent Russian crime…

A group of 20 AMES youth students from the South Hub were treated to an entertaining day at the Australian Open last week. Courtesy of Tennis Victoria, students were given a show bag and a tour of the venue before…

BRENDAN TREMBATH: You wouldn’t expect asylum seekers who came to Australia by boat to have much interest in returning to the open ocean.But some asylum seekers are learning to sail, and hope to take part in the Sydney to Hobart…

In a rare backdown on border control from the Abbott Government, a baby that has spent its entire life in detention has been released. Lawyers for baby Ferouz, who has been detained for more than 14 months since being born…

A young refugee has been given an opportunity to pursue his dream of working in the environment, thanks to his hard work and dedication. Read more: http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2015/01/15/passionate-young-refugee-given-chance-lifetime-parks-victoria

Many immigrants and refugees new to Australia are among those most at risk of housing stress and of finding it difficult to find and keep affordable housing, according to new research. A study by the Australian Housing and Urban Research…

A former refugee born in a camp on the Thai-Burma border who spoke no English when he arrived in Australia just five years ago has become the first adult trainee hired by Parks Victoria. Hsar Thein Ju was too old…