Nine years after the then respective Prime Ministers Julia Gillard and John Key signed the deal, the first group of refugees from Nauru and Manus Island have arrived in New Zealand. The federal government confirmed recently that the first group…

Social cohesion in Australia is at a tipping point with levels of national pride and belonging dipping after they rose during the COVID-19 pandemic. There is also a rising sense of economic and social inequality but support for immigration and…

Refugees and migrants are overwhelmingly embracing Australia’s electoral process and are keen to vote in this week’s Victorian state election, a new survey has found. A survey of more than a hundred refugees and migrants who are voting for the…

Almost 17,000 new citizens will be voting in Australia for the first time in the 2022 Victorian state election and about 90,000 will be voting in their first state election, data from the Victorian Election Commission shows. Many of the…

Australia is among the most popular migration destinations for wealthy people, according to a new report from Washington-based think tank the Migration Policy Institute. Around 3,500 high-net-worth individuals arrived in Australia in 2022, the report said. It said that wealthy…

Refugees and displaced persons should have a full voice at the next global meeting on climate change, the United Nations refugee agency says. As the COP27 meeting in Egypt wrapped up, the UNHCR’s special advisor on climate action Andrew Harper…

Australia’s refugee and migrant programs have returned to near capacity since the end of the COVID-19 border closures, a new report reveals. The latest Social Impact Report from migrant and refugee settlement agency AMES Australia shows almost 8,000 refugees, including…

Digital technology is playing a key role in reviving refugee and asylum programs in the wake of COVID-19 lockdowns, a new study has found. The report, titled ‘Rebooting the Asylum System? The Role of Digital Tools in International Protection’, produced…

Australia’s immigration and humanitarian sectors are set for major overhauls after a series of major federal government announcements.  Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil has appointed a panel to carry out a review of Australia’s immigration systems and present recommendations by…

The global population is projected to reach eight billion this month and it will peak at 104 billion in the 2080s, according to a new report from the United Nations. The World Population Prospects 2022 report also projects that India…

Young people from migrant and refugee backgrounds were among the most negatively affected by the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns, a new study has found. The latest Longitudinal Surveys of Australian Youth (LSAY) report shows the COVID-19 pandemic held young Australians back…

The number of people forcibly displaced globally surged to 103 million in the first half 2022, according to the latest data from the UN’s refugee agency UNHCR. The UNHCR’s ‘2022 Mid-Year Trends’ report looks at numbers and cohorts of people…