Crime rates are not affected by increased migration but by access to economic opportunity, according to new research from the UK. Dr Brian Bell, a lecturer in Economics at the University of Oxford, in the UK, said that common perceptions…

The Cambodian government is in the final stages of considering a refugee resettlement agreement with Australia and wants to sign a memorandum of understanding as soon as possible. Read more: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-05-19/cambodia-edges-closer-to-refugee-settlement-deal-with-australia/5460918

We see ourselves as one of the friendliest nations on earth, yet there are thousands of long-term visitors who’ve never seen the inside of an Australian home. But a new project run by locals is inviting new migrants, international students…

People at the bottom of the socio-economic ladder – the unemployed, young people, pensioners and refugees and asylum seekers – will be hardest hit by the swingeing cuts and changes to benefits and services in the 2014 Federal Budget. Treasurer…

The Government says young people need to ‘earn or learn’ to move away from welfare reliance but youth welfare groups fear that, with a loss of funding, thousands of young people could fall through the cracks. Read more: http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2014/s4005557.htm

The Senate has passed a controversial amendment to the Migration Act that would prevent refugees who have received an adverse security assessment from seeking a protection visa. The amendment expressly excludes people who have been given adverse security assessments by…

World-renown writer Khaled Hosseini says that Syria is on the verge of losing an entire generation of its children. Writing in the New York Times, the best-selling author of ‘The Kite Runner’ and ‘A Thousand Splendid Suns’, said: “at some…

Walk into the Bestway Supermarket on Dandenong’s Lonsdale Street and you’ll immediately see 20 litre cans of sunflower oil and 80 litre cooking pots stacked neatly near the entrance. There are also posters advertising Quran classes, English lessons and home…

After months of cozying up to the authoritarian government of Hun Sen, Australia has finally managed to convince Cambodia to accept its refugees from Nauru and Manus Island. Never mind that Cambodia has neither the resources – nor the human…

The 2014-15 Federal Budget has delivered mixed outcomes for culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) Australians, with the announcement of continuing support for many critical services and major cuts to other core areas. FECCA welcomes the Federal Government’s commitment to deliver…

Refugee families are being offered tours of the Royal Children’s Hospital to introduce them to the hospital’s services and layout. The Special Settlement Tours, part of the AMES Settlement Orientation Program, began this week with several family groups visiting the…

Newly arrived migrants and refugees are being left stuck at the bottom of the home ownership ladder as Australia’s property market boom continues unabated. Recent data shows property price rises outstripping wage increases, housing costs rises across all types of…