Among the dozens of defence veterans who marched on Anzac Day in Werribee this week was one distinctive face. Bordy Weeku is a 94-year-old Karen refugee who fought with the British Army against the Japanese in Burma during WWII. He…

Women from Indonesia and the Philippines would be able to work as live-in nannies for your Australian families under a radical proposal put before the Productivity Commission. The plan, by the social think tank The Indonesia Institute, would see Asian…

Aged care services should be adapted to suit the needs of new and emerging ethnic communities, according to a peak multicultural lobby group. The Ethnic Communities Council of Victoria (ECCV) appealed to Victorian and federal budget decision-makers to commit to…

NO people-smuggling venture has succeeded in landing asylum seekers in Australia for more than four months, the government says. In the latest update on Operation Sovereign Borders, Immigration Minister Scott Morrison said today that vigorous border protection activities was deterring…

The United Nations Refugee Agency’s regional representative James Lynch says the Australian government has not responded to UN concerns about the Abbott government’s “turn back the boats” policy…. Read more: http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/2014-04-24/unhcr-questions-australias-asylum-seeker-policy/1300330

A ground-breaking photographic project to capture the rich cultural diversity of Australia’s public housing estates has been launched in Melbourne. Photographer Abdullahi Ibrahim and a collaborator have begun photographing people living in public housing – starting in suburban Carlton, where…

The influence of parents is a critical factor in driving young people’s educational and occupational aspirations, according to a new research report. Published by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER) and titled The factors affecting the educational and…

United Nations officials have repeatedly criticised Australia’s refugee policies at a regional conference in Indonesia. The potential resettlement of refugees in Cambodia and policy of turning back boats were both singled out at the two-day conference in Jakarta. Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/apr/23/australias-asylum-policies-repeatedly-criticised-by-un-officials-at-conference?CMP=soc_568

CREDITING the Abbott government’s border regime for a drop in the number of asylum seekers registering in Indonesia is premature, says the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, which argues Australia can’t work in isolation if it wants a long-term solution.…

Migrants from developing countries sent an estimated $US414 billion to their families last year – triple the total of official international development assistance. More than a billion people rely on such funds to help pay for education, health care, water…

Today I am announcing that Australia will provide $20 million for children in Lebanon and Jordan who have fled across borders as refugees due to the Syrian crisis. Read more: http://www.investinaustralia.com/news/australia-provides-20-million-children-affected-syrian-crisis#sthash.pWkfdO81.dpuf

In my job as Race Discrimination Commissioner I am often asked how you should respond to an incident of racism. Imagine being at work and overhearing a colleague making a disparaging comment about someone’s racial background. Or imagine being on…