An elderly Afghan asylum seeker will be able to remain in Australia after the Federal Court placed an injunction on the government’s attempt to deport him. Read more: http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2014/02/04/afghan-asylum-seeker-given-reprieve

The Australian Human Rights Commission inquiry into the mandatory and closed detention of children seeking asylum in Australia has been welcomed by the national peak body for refugees. The inquiry will be led by the President of the Australian Human…

Singing, rather than saying phrases, makes it easier to remember words when learning a new language, according to new research. A study published in the journal Memory and Cognition found that adult students learning phrases in Hungarian were better able…

A series of events and celebrations around the nation this month marked the 65th year of Australian citizenship. More than 4.5 million people have now chosen to become Australian citizens since the first citizenship ceremony 65 years ago in 1949.…

A FORMER Bhutanese refugee who has spent more than a decade helping Melbourne’s newly arrived residents has been recognised as Victoria’s New Citizen of the Year. Read more: http://leader.newspaperdirect.com/epaper/showarticle.aspx?&article=574b8384-407f-4671-a341-b009db30d532&viewmode=2&page=15

With a ball that bounces more oddly than anything he could have imagined as a young Sudanese refugee in Kenya, football – and life in Australia – is helping Peter Ajang and his family smother their tragic past. Mr Ajang…

Home Among the Gum Trees is a group that connects asylum seekers with people in rural communities. The idea is to give the asylum seekers a much-needed holiday and a chance to connect with everyday Australians and the land. This…

A Vietnamese-Australian food blogger has found herself embracing multiple festivals because of migration and marriage. Anh Nguyen, author ofanhsfoodblog.com, was born in Vietnam and moved to Australia to study in 2002. She later married a Chinese Muslim and converted to…

Around Australia Day we turn our minds to the broader sense of being Australian. It’s a day we celebrate our achievements including the building of a great nation drawn predominantly from the people of other nations. We are a nation…

Migrant and Indigenous organisations have given mixed reactions to plans to expand the Work for the Dole scheme. Read more: http://www.sbs.com.au/podcasts/Podcasts/radionews/episode/314562/Mixed-reaction-to-work-for-the-dole-plan

AN ANCIENT Aboriginal dance by indigenous children served as a fitting welcome to our country’s newest citizens. Yesterday, more than 17,000 people pledged their allegiance to the nation in about 400 ceremonies across the country. Read more: http://www.dailyadvertiser.com.au/story/2047065/new-citizens-and-heritages-welcomed-into-wagga-family/

As citizenship ceremonies and backyard barbecues fire up across the country for Australia Day, a senior government MP has reignited calls for all migrants to speak English. Senator Concetta Fierravanti-Wells, parliamentary secretary for Social Services and from the Liberals’ hard-right…