When Aaron Reyes’ older brother was shot and killed as a bystander in an armed hold up, his family decided it was time to leave their home in Venezuela. The 14-year-old was a promising soccer star in his homeland and…

A young Afghan refugee has written about his epic journey to Australia. His story is part of AMES Australia’s 2023 Heartlands Arts Project, which invited young people from migrant and refugee backgrounds to submit written or spoken word pieces reflecting…

A new book has exploded some divisive and damaging myths about migration across the globe while applying some common sense solutions to the issues that migration raises. ‘How Migration Really Works’ by sociologist Professor Hein de Hass challenges some of…

By Adjunct Professor Eileen Pittaway, AM, Phd, and Dr Linda Bartolomei In 1990, the horrendous scope of the rape and sexual torture of refugee women and girls was a key finding of research with refugee women resettled in Australia, undertaken…

The federal government has released a new ‘Refugee and Humanitarian Entrant Settlement and Integration Outcomes Framework’, which sets out Australia’s vision of successful refugee settlement and integration. In developing the framework, six areas critical to successful integration of refugees have…

Migration to wealthy countries reached an all-time peak last year driven by humanitarian crises across the globe and a rising demand for skilled workers, according to a new report from the Organisation of Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). More than…

Melbourne is one of the best cities in the world for international students, according to a new university rankings report. The QS World University Rankings, published in collaboration with the Times Higher Education magazine, says Melbourne is Australia’s best student…

Armenia is a part of the world most Australians have heard little about. Recently, it has been enveloped in a refugee crisis that has seen more than whole communities uprooted. Here’s what’s happening.  Following the escalation of a decades-long conflict…

A Ukrainian refugee couple have created a world-first artificial intelligence tool that enriches the lives of disabled people by giving them therapeutic virtual reality experiences. Petro Zghirin and Maryna Kuhai fled their home city of Odessa when the Russians attacked.…

Six months into a bitter conflict, Sudan has become the largest internal displacement crisis in the world with more than 7.1 million people displaced across the country. Around 4.5 million Sudanese have been displaced since violence erupted in mid-April, according…

Refugees are finding success and prosperity in the US by working hard and finding economic niches, a new study has found. The research, by the National Foundation for American Policy (NFAP), found that refugees in the US are also increasing…

Millions of displaced people face a dire plight, within their own countries and across national boundaries, as the humanitarian funding gulf grows, according to UNHCR Assistant Commissioner for Protection and former head of Australia’s Human Rights Commission Gillian Triggs. Speaking…