Australia’s largest migrant community organisation has called on the federal government to stop two MPs from an extremist political party in Greece from visiting the country next month. Read more: http://www.sbs.com.au/podcasts/naca/radionews/episode/360069/Government-called-to-stop-entry-of-Golden-Dawn-MPs-to-Australia

Apprenticeships and traineeships have slumped by almost 21 per cent in the last year according to a government report. Released last week, the Department of Industry figures revealed the number of people starting vocational and educational training (VET) had decreased…

English speaking societies need to do more to value the languages of migrants, according to one of the world’s leading educators. Cambridge University Vice-Chancellor Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz said making better use of the languages of minority groups could have…

Colac Otway Shire is officially a refugee friendly region. Members of the refugee community including the Colac based representatives of the Sudanese community, Refugee Council of Australia, G21, Great South Coast and Diversitat gathered today to witness Mayor Lyn Russell…

Immigration Minister Scott Morrison has suffered another defeat in the High Court after his attempt to grant a stateless refugee a temporary visa was ruled invalid. Read more: http://m.theage.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/high-court-defeat-for-scott-morrison-over-temporary-visa-for-refugee-20140911-10fgel.html

Migrants and refugees are seeing their wages increase over time and with primary visa holders gaining greater pay rises than their spouses, children, parents or siblings, according to a new analysis of Census data. The analysis found that migrants from…

Asylum seekers who arrived by boat last year could be offered temporary protection visas and allowed to live in the Australian mainland community, in a major policy backflip by the Abbott government. The shift could signal a disintegration in the…

Refugee advocacy groups have welcomed calls from the National Party to expand the number of places in the Refugee and Humanitarian Program. Read more: http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2014/09/09/rural-communities-welcoming-refugees

Refugee and migrant students entering Australian schools bring with them a range of complex experiences. These may include experiences of trauma, violence or displacement. Some of these young people are entering a formal schooling environment for the first time. Often…

The United Nations’ top human rights official believes Australia’s policy of offshore processing of asylum seekers and turning back boats is leading to a chain of human rights violations. The incoming UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra’ad Al…

Britain is a still a class riven society lacking diversity, according to a new study by the UK’s Social Mobility and Child Poverty Commission. The report says the nation is still “deeply elitist” with private school educated students and Oxford…

Immigration Minister Scott Morrison has hit back at UN criticism of Australia’s treatment of asylum seekers. The incoming UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, used his first speech in Geneva to censure the Abbott government’s policy…