The UN refugee agency UNHCR has been forced to cut 3,500 jobs, including 50 per cent of senior roles, because of a dramatic decline in global humanitarian funding. The cuts came after the Trump administration in the US slashed its…

‘Zainab Sajjadi is a former refugee from Afghanistan. To mark Refugee Week, she has written about the symbolism and emotional connections generated by her purchase of an unwanted doll on the streets of Kabul’. Zalmai sat among dozens of colourful…

The closing of borders in the US and elsewhere to refugees has sparked a fresh anti-refugee narrative, fuelled by misconceptions, misinformation and scare tactics. The demonising narrative often portrays refugees as threats to national security, drains on housing and other…

Australia’s newest soccer club was forged in the crucible of war-torn Afghanistan and amid the precarious and dangerous days that saw the return of the Taliban. When hundreds of thousands of Afghans who had worked with allied militaries or governments…

Australians mostly don’t trust Donald Trump or the US to be responsible global actors, and only half feel safe in terms of the state of the world. These are the main findings of the annual Lowy Institute Poll, which captures…

Hafiz Jan is the first refugee to become an advisor in federal politics in Australia. The 30-year-old from Afghanistan is Chief of Staff to Cassandra Fernando, MP, the member for the electorate of Holt, in Melbourne’s south-east. Amazingly, Hafiz arrived…

Increasing Australia’s refugee intake could benefit the Australian economy by $37.7 billion in today’s dollars over the next 50 years, according to new research. The research, by Deloitte Access Economics, says raising the humanitarian intake from 18,750 now to 44,000…

At least 123.2 million people, or one in 67 individuals worldwide, are now forcibly displaced, according to the UN’s refugee agency UNHCR. The ‘Global Trends’ report says the number of displaced people has increased by seven million people, or 6…

The Trump administration’s cuts to universities and scientific research, and its ban on Chinese students, could prove a boon for Australian universities. Thousands of scientists in the US have lost their jobs or grants and Australia could benefit from their…

Human rights groups have condemned the Trump administration’s bans on people from 19 countries travelling to the US, saying the policy is racist. President Trump personally announced an extensive travel ban that will restrict travel to the US by nationals…

More than four million people have fled Sudan since the beginning of a civil war there in 2023, the UN refugee agency UNHCR has reported. Many survivors now face inadequate shelter due to funding shortages, UNHCR says. “Now in its…

A new office for Multicultural Affairs is to be established within the federal department of Home Affairs in a move the Albanese government says will mean multiculturalism and diversity are more valued. The office will bring together existing functions in…