Syrian and Iraqi refugees who came to Australia as a result of the conflict in their homelands are overwhelmingly happy to be living here, want to become citizens and are optimistic about the future, new survey has found. The latest…

Saudi Arabian border troops have killed hundreds of Ethiopian migrants and asylum seekers trying to cross the Yemen-Saudi border, according to a new report from NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW). The killings are said to have occurred between March 2022…

A technology start-up is making a difference in the lives of vulnerable people, including refugees, through donations of electronic devices that keep them connected, Melbourne-based Moorup, which means ‘life’ in the Woi Wurrung language, is a technology company whose mission…

The federal government’s Multicultural Framework Review has been launched by Immigration and Multicultural Affairs Minister Andrew Giles who has declared the review open to submissions. Launching the initiative, Minister Giles said the review was the next step in building a…

Australiaد Matildas footballers are inspiring young people from diverse communities across the country. Sam Kerr and Mary Fowler particularly have become role models for diverse youngsters with sporting dreams. Ms Kerr’s father was born in Kolkata to Anglo Indian parents…

Two years since the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan, tens of thousands of Afghans promised resettlement are either trapped in legal limbo in third countries or awaiting visas processing by western nations that promised to rescue their former allies. In…

Europeans remain welcoming of refugees despite the Ukraine war and the arrival of an increasing numbers of migrants fleeing humanitarian crises, new research has found. A survey published in the journal Nature found people in Europe are as supportive of…

Britain’s controversial plan to house asylum seekers on a barge moored off the south coast of England has hit another snag after authorities were forced to evacuate the first residents when legionella bacteria were discovered in the barge’s water system.…

New York City is struggling to cope with the demand of supporting tens of thousands of asylum seekers who have arrived in the city. The city’s mayor Eric Adams has called for federal government assistance with 57,200 asylum seekers currently…

A dire humanitarian crisis has emerged within the ongoing conflict in Sudan, with minority ethnic groups targeted by armed militia groups. War erupted in Sudan in April between the country’s main military factions: the powerful Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary…

Australia’s humanitarian sector has welcomed the federal government’s announcement that the number of people resettled in Australia’s Humanitarian Settlement Program will increase from 17,875 to 20,000 per year.​ The Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs, Andrew Giles, announced the…

A group of Afghans who worked with Australian troops and diplomats during the 20-year conflict in their homeland have made a 700km trek to Canberra, braving rain and cold, to call on the federal government to repatriate more stranded Afghan…