The British government’s controversial plan to block undocumented migrants from entering the country on small boats has sparked a heated debate that could determine the result of the UK’s next general election. British Home Secretary Suella Braverman introduced an illegal…

Inequality in Australia has the potential to drive down social cohesion bringing with it the risk of adverse relations between groups, including immigrants and ethnic minorities, new research claims. The latest Scanlon Institute Social Cohesion Insight on ‘Inequality and the…

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned increasing numbers of much needed health workers are being recruited by rich and middle income countries from poorer nations. Fifty-five countries now rank below the global median in terms of their density of…

Broadcaster SBS has updated its language services in line with Australia’s changing and increasingly diverse demographic profile, while boosting its support for Indo-Pacific languages. The changes are in line with recent Census results and see four new languages – Bislama,…

Overseas migration has helped to push Australia’s population above 26 million as immigration programs return after the hiatus caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Increased migration is making up for a decrease in population growth due to natural births, according to…

The federal government has been urged to implement measures to protect migrant workers from exploitation. A national coalition of more than 40 legal service providers, unions, ethnic community peak bodies, churches, has called on Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil to…

Twelve months after Russia launched its invasion, about 5.3 million Ukrainians, representing 12 per cent of the pre-war population, are displaced within the country. Aid agencies report that many of these internally displaced persons (IDPs) are struggling with their most…

India is set to become the most populous country in the world, eclipsing Chine which has been home to the largest population since 1950, when records began. United Nations estimates say India will overtake China in April, but may have…

London finally has a museum dedicated to centuries of migration to the city. After a 10-year journey, the Migration Museum has been given the green light for a permanent home in the central London. The City of London has approved…

Maru Jarockyj is a Melbourne architect and a Ukrainian-Australian. Her parents fled Ukraine as refugees after WWII, leaving behind a devastated nation and their experiences of brutal forced labour under the Nazis. At first glance the situation in Ukraine seems…

“Finally there is hope for us”. That’s how Afghan asylum seeker Obaidullah Mehak described the recent move by the federal government to grant permanent visas to 19,000 people seeking asylum in Australia. “There is hope finally but it has cost…

This month marks two years since Myanmar’s military junta overthrew its civilian government in a bloody coup. Under the rule of a brutal regime, the country has spiralled downward, as humanitarian, economic, and social crises have been exacerbated by the…