A series of extraordinary pictures of the shoes worn by some of the one million people fleeing the recent conflict in South Sudan have captured the essence of the refugee crisis and painted a poignant picture of what is a…

Businesses across the globe are increasingly becoming aware the financial and other benefits of adopting multicultural policies and embracing cultural diversity, according to a raft of new research reports and positioning papers. The research says multiculturalism in the workplace can…

PAPUA New Guinean Foreign Affairs and Immigration Minister Rimbink Pato has downplayed issues with asylum seeker arrangements and protests following a visit from Australian counterpart Julie Bishop. In a press conference following Bishop’s first official visit as Australian foreign minister,…

Australia may have truly entered the ‘Asian century’ with 2011 census data showing the fastest newly emerging ethnic communities are mostly from Asia. The data shows migrants from India, China, the Philippines, Malaysia, South Korea, Vietnam and Sri Lanka are…

AMES this week launched an initiative that will see asylum seeker clients from the City of Melbourne get free bicycles as well as training in cycle maintenance and safety. The Good Wheel Project provides bikes, helmets, locks and lights as…

AMES Skilled Professional Migrant Program has secured its first interstate student. Accountant Jagadish Saripalli travels to Melbourne from Adelaide every Sunday night to attend SPMP classes at Flagstaff between Monday and Thursday. He then flies home every Thursday night to…

AMES this week launched an initiative that will see asylum seeker clients from the City of Melbourne get free bicycles as well as training in cycle maintenance and safety. The Good Wheel Project provides bikes, helmets, locks and lights as…

English classes for vulnerable women with young children have begun at AMES Sunshine in an innovative program trying to reach people who might not otherwise be able to attend language lessons. An AMES staff member is on hand to look…

Australia’s most respected human rights lawyers have launched a constitutional challenge in Nauru to have 10 detained asylum seekers released from its detention centre, claiming it is unlawful, inhumane and degrading. In documents obtained by Fairfax Media, four prominent lawyers…

ASYLUM seekers awaiting passage to Australia are flooding back to Malaysia in the first independent confirmation that the Federal Government’s boats policy has closed our maritime borders. Read more: http://couriermail.newspaperdirect.com/epaper/showarticle.aspx?&article=0ce64002-b413-469f-9a2b-b8d6f3942bed&viewmode=2&page=11

New arrivals to Australia from CALD backgrounds are at greater risk from climate change-linked extreme weather conditions, according to new research. The study, by researchers from The University of Adelaide’s National Climate Change Adaptation Research Facility, found that some newly…

In its submission to the Department of Immigration and Border Protection’s Migration Program for 2014-15, the Ethnic Communities’ Council of Victoria (ECCV) recommended increasing the family migration intake. Read more: http://eccv.org.au/community/media-releases/boosting-family-migration-for-a-healthier-economy-and-cohesive-society-/