Refugees and migrants with poor language skills are at risk of becoming problem poker machine gamblers, according to gambling counsellors and experts on the social effects of gaming. The poorest suburbs are the areas where the lion’s share of money…

Refugees and migrants with poor language skills are at risk of becoming problem poker machine gamblers, according to gambling counsellors and experts on the social effects of gaming. The poorest suburbs are the areas when the lion’s share of money…

Refugees who arrived in Australia by boat a decade ago are pleading with the government not to punish them and their families. Read more: http://news.ninemsn.com.au/national/2014/01/15/13/09/govt-punishing-boat-arrivals-refugees

Refugees are at risk of falling seriously ill or missing out on vital health care because they are not familiar with Australia’s health system, according to new research. And many may have mental health issues or illnesses that Australian doctors…

Australian doctors should be mindful about the needs of refugees, many of whom are likely to be confused by an unfamiliar health system, say the authors of a new study. Read more: http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/national/a/20765138/refugees-fall-through-health-gaps-report/

A Sydney researcher says some government multicultural programs are unnecessary and potentially divisive. Read more: http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2014/01/15/call-end-hard-multiculturalism

The federal government is coming under increasing pressure from one of its key supporters to raise Australia’s annual migration intake by more than 15%. The latest call for more migrants has come from the Australian Industry Group (AIG) which says…

Hindmarsh Shire Council wants photographs of Nhill’s Karen community to adorn the walls of the nation’s political powerhouse. Chief executive Tony Doyle said council was putting together an application for the Seeking Refuge in Nhill exhibition to be displayed at…

A leading advocacy group is urging the federal government to boost Australia’s immigrant intake by more than 15%, with a particular focus on skilled migration. The Australian Industry Group wants the government to increase immigration numbers from 190,000 this financial…

Skilled migrants and their families are at risk of not integrating into regional labour markets and communities, according to new research. A study, commissioned by the National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), found that qualified migrants and their families…

Skills learned over a lifetime of working don’t have to go to waste when you retire says migrant support officer Anni Gallagher. But there is also something in it for volunteers who have not retired. Read more: http://www.centralwesterndaily.com.au/story/2017787/a-stitch-in-time-from-volunteers/

The United Nation’s refugee agency says the Abbott government’s policy of towing or turning back boats may breach Australia’s obligations under international law. Spokesman for the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) Babar Baloch says the organisation is seeking an explanation…