Migrants in Australia are participating well in Australian society with high levels of English language proficiency, citizenship, employment and business ownership, according to new data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The data for 2021 also showed high levels of…

The federal government’s recently released employment white paper is good news for marginalised jobseekers, including people newly arrived in the country, will benefit from the proposed reforms. The white paper, titled ‘Working Future’, sets out five key areas for reform.…

The US-Mexico border is the world’s most deadly land route for migrating asylum-seekers, according to a new report from the International Organization for Migration (IOMN. IOM, the UN’s migration agency, says it has documented 686 deaths and disappearances of asylum-seekers…

Pope Francis has hit out at rising nationalism in Europe, saying it is leading to the deaths of thousands of migrants. The Pope condemned what he called “belligerent nationalism” and called for a concerted European-wide response to migration to prevent…

The UK’s opposition Labour Party has set out its immigration policy ahead of the 2025 general election saying it will speed up the processing of asylum applications and move asylum seekers out of hotels. It has also pledged to end…

A new study on perceptions of racism in the US has found Americans are divided over whether racial discrimination is scourge that is overlooked or people see it where it doesn’t exist. To mark that 60th anniversary of the March…

Terminology, racism and discrimination and systemic barriers are among the issues being examined by a new review into Australia’s multicultural framework. Set up by Immigration Minister Andrew Giles, the review chaired by former SBS chair Dr Hass Dellal, has been…

Adiba Ganji says she represents the women of Afghanistan who have had their basic human rights taken away by the Taliban. Speaking at the recent Refugee Communities Association of Australia (RCAA) conference in Melbourne, Adiba, a member of the Afghan…

The United Nations’ refugee agency UNHCR has launched a campaign to protect the right of people to seek asylum across the globe without discrimination. The ‘Hope Away from Home’ campaign has established five key asks of nation states with support…

Australia is an iconic example of multiculturalism that values migrants and refugees for more than just the labour assets and skills they bring to the country, a leading international human rights leader says. Dr Gopal Krishna Siwakoti, head of the…

Australians continue to show strong support for multiculturalism and migration with a record 78 per cent of the population saying they are good for the country, according to the latest Scanlon Foundation social cohesion survey. The Australia Cohesion Index 2023,…

More than half of the world’s 14.8 million school-aged refugee children are currently missing out on schooling, according to a new report by the UN’s refugee agency The 2023 UNHCR Refugee Education Report says that more than seven million refugee…