English is become the universal language of teaching and instruction across the globe, according to new research. According to the interim findings of a report by the British Council and University of Oxford’s department of education, English is increasingly becoming…

US President Barack Obama is forging ahead without the assent of the US Congress to put in place immigration reforms that could spare from deportation up to five million people currently illegally residing in the US. President Obama’s initiative would…

A Senate inquiry into a fatal riot on Manus Island has found the Australian government failed in its duty to protect asylum seekers. Read more: http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2014/12/11/processing-hold-blamed-manus-riots

Photographer Peter Carroll captured these images over the past fortnight as a rare tropical storm front created conditions not normally seen in the desert region. Read more: http://www.abc.net.au/local/photos/2014/12/10/4146313.htm#.VIo-Ol8I_5E.twitter

Refugees in Melbourne’s inner west have every reason to celebrate this holiday season. More than 320 asylum seeker households are receiving end-of-year food hampers, thanks to the generosity of local residents. For the past year, not-for-profit organisation West Welcome Wagon…

Refugees in Australia are at risk of obesity or poor health because of the prevalence and convenience of cheap junk food in areas where many live, a new study suggests. Researchers at Curtain and Griffith Universities say refugees are often…

A new wave of migration from Italy to Australia is underway in numbers not seen in more than 50 years, as thousands flee the economic downturn in Europe. This ‘second wave’ of migration from Italy saw more than 20,000 Italians…

The world’s GDP would double or triple if border controls were lifted allowing migrants to move from lower to higher-wage countries, according to a raft of controversial new research. The studies have concluded leaving border controls as they are is…

Almost two hundred years after its supposed abolition, slavery remains a significant global problem. More than 35 million people around the world are trapped in a modern form of slavery, according to a new report highlighting the human issues of…

A youth program that teaches English to young refugees via social and sporting events is having considerable success, research shows. Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/national/education/refugees-learn-english-by-doing-playing-working-20141207-11xqdj.html

The Senate has passed sweeping changes to Australia’s immigration laws, including the re-introduction of temporary protection visas (TPV), representing a much-needed legislative win for the Abbott Government. Read more: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-12-05/senate-agrees-to-reintroduce-temporary-protection-visas/5945576

More than 40,000 traditional Masai farmers have been saved from eviction from their ancestral lands in Tanzania after an 18-month global campaign that attracted almost two million signatures to an online petition. The Government of Tanzania had planned to sell…