Britain’s increasingly heated debate on migration risks creating a perception among students that it is not a welcoming country to study in, according to one of the UK’s top educators. Vice-chancellor of Cambridge University Professor Leszek Borysiewicz this week spoke…

There are thousands of people fleeing conflicts in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan; there is continued widespread violence in South Sudan and Somalia. There continues to be unbridled sectarian fighting in Nigeria, the Central African Republic, Mali, and the Congo and…

A budding St Albans chef has overcome obstacles unimaginable for most 20-year-olds. Nyanthuk Chol fled war-torn Sudan in 2011 with almost no schooling and little English but is now proud and confident about her future. Read more: http://www.brimbank.starweekly.com.au/story/1811471/st-albans-cook-nyanthuk-chol-s-tour-of-freedom/

Overseas migration continues to be the major contributor to Australia’s population growth, according to the latest Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data. New South Wales and Victoria have continued to experience high population growth in the year to 31 March…

Australia has been urged to lead the way in doing more to protect refugees as a high level meeting of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) gets underway in Geneva. Read more: http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/breakfast/australia-urged-to-lead-in-refugee-protection/5778244

How is dementia affecting members of Australia’s non-English speaking communities? Read more: http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2014/09/30/challenges-dementia-multicultural-australia

While many conservatives continue to hold to the Howard line against multiculturalism, Tony Abbott is adjusting to the reality that Australia is a multicultural country, writes Mike Steketee. “The Australian Government will be utterly unflinching towards anything that threatens our…

Around 35 former AMES clients became Australian citizens at a moving and inspirational ceremony at Nhill, in western Victoria, last week. The ‘new Australians’ are all former Karen refugees from Burma who were helped settle in Nhill to take up…

Farm groups and rural communities say the Federal Government’s proposed new visa arrangement for refugees would be good for regional businesses. The government wants to introduce five-year safe haven enterprise visas, which would require asylum seekers found to be refugees…

CAMBODIA is about to sign an agreement with the Australian Government to resettle refugees that are currently being held offshore. The Cambodia Daily is reporting that Australian Immigration Minister Scott Morrison will sign the agreement in Cambodia with that country’s Interior…

His family moved to the country’s capital, Addis Ababa, when he was still young, and it was here that his life would take a harrowing turn. At the age of 12 Mr Beyan was kidnapped by members of the Derg…

Fears of a public backlash against certain migrant and refugee communities have prompted the Victoria Police Multi-faith Council to issue a public letter urging cultural sensivity, respect and understanding at a time of heightened security awareness in Australia. Read more: http://www.sbs.com.au/podcasts/Podcasts/radionews/episode/362394/Victoria-Police-Multi-faith-Council-urges-cultural-sensitivity-respect