Many high school students are under immense pressure to get the best results they can. Figures show students with migrant parents outperform their classmates in literacy and numeracy. How much of that is due to after-hours tutoring? Read more: http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2014/08/25/does-it-pay-send-your-child-after-school-tutoring

GREATER Dandenong asylum seekers are immersing themselves in voluntary work to keep busy and contribute to the community. Read more: http://leader.newspaperdirect.com/epaper/showarticle.aspx?&article=62e0a8c6-4ee2-4085-b96e-27e574f1d8a6&viewmode=2&page=13

Syria says it is willing to work with the international community, including the United States, to tackle “terrorism” but that any strikes on its territory must be coordinated with Damascus. Syrian foreign minister Walid Muallem made the comments as jihadists…

Refugee advocates will set up a “refugee embassy” outside the office of the Immigration Department in Belconnen on Tuesday to protest against Australia’s treatment of asylum seekers. Organisers say they will not criticise public servants during the late afternoon rally…

Arrested four times, brutally tortured and his career ruined – Iranian asylum seeker Nik Salehi is hoping he can rebuild his life in Australia. Although he is happy to be safe from the clutches of the Iranian intelligence service, his future is…

Youth from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) communities appear to value education more than their Australian-born counterparts but are less likely to secure employment as a result of study, new research has found. The CALD Youth Census Report also identified…

The Australian government’s plans to release children from immigration detention into the community are sparking concerns among support agencies. Read more: http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/radio/program/pacific-beat/asylum-seeker-children-to-be-released-from-detention-in-australia/1358566

AUSTRALIA will rescue 4400 Iraqi and Syrian refugees fleeing persecution and the murderous reign of Islamic State terrorists. The federal government will ­announce today that it will commit a minimum of 2200 places for Iraqis and 2200 places for Syria…

Australia has a long history of immigrant entrepreneurs, dating back well over a century in the case of Chinese, Lebanese, and Greek migrants. More recently Thai, Sri Lankan, Indian and South Korean migrants have also taken the plunge into small…

Victorians speak more languages than there are countries in the world with more than 250 tongues in regular use across the state, a new analysis has found. Across Melbourne, thirty per cent of people speak a language other than English…

WHEN Nancy Nguyen was growing up she used to ask her mother why she risked her life on a refugee boat from Vietnam to Australia in 1975. Her mother’s husband had fought in the South Vietnamese army and, after the…

The Abbott government has made plans to include Syrian and Iraqi refugees fleeing slaughter by Islamic State terrorists as it opens up 4000 spots a year in Australia’s humanitarian refugee intake. Read more: http://www.afr.com/p/national/australia_to_accept_syrian_and_iraqi_V0qyrZf033eb6jxjwqyULK