In the 2004 film ‘The Terminal’, Tom hanks plays an Eastern European man stuck in New York’s John F Kennedy Airport when he is denied entry to the US but cannot return home because a military coup in his homeland…

The 5th of May is the anniversary of an anti-Chinese riot, which has not been acknowledged with a title and typically passes unobserved by residents of South-East Queensland. With over 95,000 Queenslanders identifying as Chinese diaspora in 2021, it is…

A record 75.9 million people are now displaced within their own countries because of conflict and climate change-driven natural disasters, according to a new report. The Global Report on Internal Displacement (GRID) by the IOMs ‘Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre’ (IDMC) said…

Cath Scarth, CEO of AMES Australia If we know anything about Australia’s population it is that we’re growing, we are getting older and living longer; and we are more culturally and linguistically diverse than ever before. So, we need to…

The 2024 federal budget will see Australia’s migration and refugee programs remain as significant parts of the nation’s political and economic lifeblood. The migration program will see an annual intake of 185,000 permanent migrants, with 70 per cent of visas…

Australia’s refugee intake should rise to 50,000 people a year, a major refugee settlement conference has heard. In her opening address to the inaugural Annual Conference of the Refugee Communities Association of Australia (RCAA), the CEO of settlement agency AMES…

India has begun deporting people who fled the 2021 military coup back to Myanmar. The first group was sent back to Myanmar last month amid escalating fighting between rebel militia and the ruling military government. Thousands of civilians, including disillusioned…

Conflict and violence remain the main drivers of displacement, made worse by climate shocks and hazards, according to a new report by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and the African Union Commission (AUC).   The second edition of the Africa…

Thirty-six refugee athletes from eleven different countries, hosted by fifteen National Olympic Committees (NOCs) will compete across a dozen sports at the Paris Olympics. The IOC Refugee Olympic Team was announced at a recent ceremony at Olympic House in Lausanne,…

There are now 281 million migrants globally generating a massive $US832 billion in remittances, according to the International Organisation for Migration’s latest World Migration Report. The level of international remittances has surged 650 per cent from $US 128 billion in…

A stunning exhibition of paintings by Chinese-Australian artist Pei Wang, which range from vibrant still life to impressionist conceptual pieces, is currently on display at the Victorian Artists’ Society. Titled ‘Perception and Metamorphosis’ in the Cato Gallery from 2 May…

The 2024-25 Victoria budget treads a tricky path between reining in debt, promoting economic growth and providing relief on cost-of-living pressures. It is also navigating the twin shoals of high inflation and labour shortages as it sets a target of…