More than 1,000 Syrian and Iraqi refugees are resettling in Australia after being granted special humanitarian visas, but this is just a fraction of the estimated number of those forced from their homes by the advance of Islamic State militants.…

Australians believe there are nine times as many Muslims living here and an extra 1.6 million migrants that actually call Australia home. The also believe 37 per cent of the population is over 65 and 15 per cent of teenage…

A former teacher is combining her love of books and education to reach out to migrants. Read more: http://fairfaxmedia.newspaperdirect.com/epaper/showarticle.aspx?&article=a8e1675c-043c-47bb-945d-af1b2daa3089&viewmode=2&page=9  

PALLIATIVE care will be easier to access after the lauch of an educational program for Hume’s Arabic-speaking communities. Health Minister David Davis visited Broadmeadows late last month to unveil the Culturally Responsive Palliative Care Project for Arabic-speaking groups, ensuring they…

Geneva: The World Health Organisation has asked Australia and Canada to justify their decisions last week to suspend migration from Ebola-hit West African countries. Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/world/australia-must-explain-ebola-visa-ban-who-20141106-11hkdj.html#ixzz3IF4CZRuc

Australians’ mistrust of Muslims has risen recently but negative attitudes towards asylum seekers have fallen, according to a comprehensive national survey on social cohesion. Of the 25 per cent of people who expressed negative views on Muslims, most were 65,…

History will probably remember Gough Whitlam for his reformist government, for the way he was elected after Labor’s 23-year political banishment and for the way he was dramatically dismissed. Indeed, since his death on October 21, much has been said…

The federal government is investigating claims the first Afghan asylum seeker to be forcibly deported from Australia was held hostage and tortured by the Taliban within weeks of his return. ABC’s Lateline program on Monday night aired footage that Afghan police say…

MARK COLVIN: The Immigration Department says it doesn’t yet know how much it’ll cost the Australian Government to resettle refugees from Nauru to Cambodia.The Immigration Minister signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Cambodian government at the end of last…

Victoria is the most welcoming state for refugees and asylum seekers as home to 38 per cent of the 24,500 asylum seekers currently in Australia, according to new government data. Statistics published by the Department of Immigration and Border Protection…

Skilled migrants in Australia are enjoying better jobs and higher levels of employment thanks to a shift in government policy, according to new research. A study by Melbourne University’s Faculty of Business and Economics found that an increased number of…

Victoria is the most welcoming state for refugees and asylum seekers as home to 38 per cent of the 24,500 asylum seekers currently in Australia, according to new government data. Statistics published by the Department of Immigration and Border Protection…