An innovative new initiative is helping people from diverse and marginalised communities embark on rewarding careers. Spark, an alliance of construction and infrastructure companies working on Victoria’s Big Build, is offering opportunities to migrants, refugees and asylum seekers as well…

This United Nations Micro-, Small- and Medium-sized (MSM) Enterprises Day, Manka Café, in Brisbane’s Sunnybank, provides the perfect place for a contemplative cuppa. Falling on 27 June, the annual observance is designed to consider the contribution of MSM Enterprises to…

Migrants and refugees are settling well in Australia with high levels of English language proficiency, citizenship take up and entrepreneurialism, according to the latest data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). Migrants are less likely to be receiving unemployment…

A stunning new photo exhibition at Melbourne’s State Library reveals the personal journey of award-winning Afghan photographer Barat Ali Batoor Ali and takes us beyond the headlines to the visceral experiences of refugees. The exhibition, at the State Library’s Keith…

A new narrative from the Scanlon Foundation explores the extraordinary levels of social cohesion that have been achieved over time in the South-East Melbourne community of Springvale. In their narrative, titled ‘Strong communities don’t just happen – Springvale’s story’, authors…

A major new essay explores the role of public art in shaping our perceptions of people forced to flee their homelands. In her essay, University of WA History Professor Jane Lydon explores the questions: When do refugees become legitimate ‘Australians’?…

Better utilising the skills and experience migrant and refugees bring with them could benefit Australia’s economy by as much as $10 billion over five years, according to a new study. Supporting new arrivals to re-establish their professional careers in Australia…

For almost ten years, Saw Thura* has been one of a loose band of people and agencies fighting to expose a little-known but growing human rights crisis created by shadowy criminal gangs. The researcher and advocate has been working to…

Global support for offering refuge to people fleeing war or persecution is holding firm with significant willingness among people in host countries to find solutions to enabling refugees to access their human rights, according to a new study. The Ipsos…

Turkish migrant Merve Alpay has a dream to turn her talent as an artist into a successful career. Merve specialises in the traditional Turkish art of Ebru, which involves creating colourful patterns by sprinkling and brushing colour pigments onto a…

A world first report on refugee health has found that refugees often suffer worse health outcomes than host populations. And it says this compounded by their vulnerable circumstances and poor health determinants. The World Health Organizations ‘World report on the…

The court system is failing migrant workers trying to recover underpaid wages, a new report claims. The underpayment of migrant and local workers has been documented for a decade, but the report by the Migrant Justice Institute exposed the difficulties…