Pockets of under-immunisation in refugee and migrant communities are emerging around Australia, according to public health experts. Government funding for immunisation is available only for people younger than seven – meaning many refugees arrive in Australia after the cut off…

The overnight incident has sparked more criticism of Australia’s policy to both process asylum seekers offshore and also to bar them from settling in Australia even if their refugee claim is proven. Read more: http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/radio/program/pacific-beat/australian-mps-say-riot-another-reason-to-close-manus-centre/1266970

The Refugee Council of Australia (RCOA) has urged Australia to increase the number of refugees it accepts under its annual offshore humanitarian program. Releasing RCOA’s annual submission on Australia’s Refugee and Humanitarian Program, Chief Executive Officer Paul Power said there…

A free education kit, explaining Australian law to new arrivals and designed for use in the Adult Migrant English Program, has been updated and reprinted. The content in the 2014 edition is similar to the last edition but the referral…

A free education kit, explaining Australian law to new arrivals and designed for use in the Adult Migrant English Program, has been updated and reprinted. The content in the 2014 edition is similar to the last edition but the referral…

Health experts have warned that under-immunisation in refugee and migrant communities could create epidemics of diseases thought to be eradicated in Australia. University of New South Wales Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Raina MacIntyre, said outbreaks of vaccine-preventable disease across…

Australia’s Department of Immigration has confirmed there has been a disturbance at the Government’s asylum seeker processing centre on Papua New Guinea’s Manus Island. Read more: http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/radio/program/pacific-beat/reports-of-a-mass-breakout-at-australias-png-detention-centre/1265782

A program to settle Karen-Burmese refugees at Nhill, in western Victoria, is emerging as a model not only for refugee settlement but also for the revival of struggling rural towns. About 150 Karen refugees have been settled in Nhill, attracted by…

An innovative new program is succeeding in getting newly arrived skilled migrants into jobs that fit their qualifications or experience, according to new research. A review of the effectiveness of the Skilled Professional Migrants Program (SPMP) – which aims to…

On one level they may not have much to sing about, but for Melbourne’s newest and most unlikely choir it’s all about the experience of coming together and enjoying music. Choirmaster and founder of the Choir of Hard Knocks Dr…

A volunteer tutor and the odd episode of TV show Rachael Ray helped boost one Kazakhstan migrant’s confidence with English. The life of Glenfield woman Hope Borovikova has changed since she was taught by an English Language Partners North Shore…

Asylum seekers and refugees are made to feel welcome when they move into Melbourne’s north, according to a new report. A research paper commissioned by the Refugee Council of Australia (RCOA) finds that councils and their local networks are promoting…