Access to the NDIS for people from culturally diverse communities will be made easier, the federal minister in charge of the scheme, Bill Shorten, says. Speaking at the National Press Club in Canberra recently announcing reforms to the scheme, Mr…

The Missing Migrant Project (MMP) has documented 441 migrant deaths in the central Mediterranean in the three months of 2023, the highest on record since 2017. The MMP, a branch of the International Organisation for Migration, says the increasing loss…

The federal government has announced plans to radically reform Australia’s migration system by focusing on maximising skilled migration and cracking down on exploitation in low paid temporary migrant schemes and international student programs. Minister for Home Affairs the Hon. Clare O’Neil…

A former footballer, model and Phd candidate from South Sudan is the winner of this year’s Les Murray Award for Refugee Recognition. Anyier Yuol was born in a refugee camp in Kakuma, Kenya. When both her parents passed away, her…

About half of migrant workers in Australia say they feel unsafe at work and experience discrimination, bullying and verbal abuse, a new survey has found. The report, ‘Insecure by Design: Australia’s migration system and migrant workers’ job market experience’, commissioned…

The Taliban has faced international condemnation over a move to ban women working with United Nations agencies. On 4 April, the Taliban announced that Afghan women would no longer be allowed to report to work at UN agencies, sparking an…

Plans by the UK Government to house asylum seekers on a floating barge has sparked outrage among rights groups. The UK announced plans to house around 500 asylum seekers on the barge, as the government seeks to cut costs and…

A Syrian refugee who arrived in Germany in 2015 after fleeing the civil war in his homeland has become the mayor of a German village. Ryyan Alshebl, 29, won a mayoral election in Ostelsheim, a small municipality of about 2500…

Global freedom has declined for the 17th year in a row with a spate of human rights atrocities across the globe but the struggle for democracy may experiencing change for the better.   These are key findings of ‘Freedom in the…

When her homeland was invaded by Russia in February 2022, Ukrainian-born doctor Oksana Nesterenko did the only thing she could think of to support her compatriots. She offered free medical care to Ukrainians arriving in Melbourne after fleeing the conflict.…

Afghan families evacuated from of Kabul as it fell to the Taliban 18 months ago are feeling welcome, safe and confident about their futures, a new survey has found. Among the things they value about life in Australia are security…

With a colourful head-wrap protecting her from the early afternoon sun, Joselyne Majambere is harvesting maize in a verdant paddock. The cob-grown grain is a staple in her native Burundi but almost impossible to buy commercially in Australia. Joselyne is…