Cassandra Fernando has made history as the first Sri Lankan-born member of the Australian Parliament. Ms Fernando, the newly elected member for the seat of Holt in Melbourne’s south east, arrived in Australia with her family aged just 11. Her…

Syrians refugees exiled in camps in Iraq and Lebanon and elsewhere in the Middle East are struggling to survive as a global economic crisis emerges alongside food shortages driven by the war in Ukraine. Iraq hosts nearly 260,000 Syrian refugees,…

The 2022 federal election has again highlighted the under-representation of people from culturally diverse communities in Australian politics. While the make-up of the new parliament sees increased representation of culturally diverse Australians, and indeed also indigenous Australians, political participation remains…

A new ground-breaking international forum on migration kicked off in New York this month aimed at fostering coordinated global action on migration. The International Migration Review Forum is the first opportunity for UN member states and civil society other stakeholders…

The war in Ukraine and other conflicts across the globe have pushed the number of people fleeing war, violence and persecution to more than 100 million for the first time in history, according to the UN’s refugee agency UNHCR. UN…

A declaration calling on governments to intensify efforts for safe and orderly migration as well as a crack-down on human smuggling and trafficking and ensure that migrants are respected and receive health care and other services has been signed by more…

Afghanistan faces a budget deficit of 44 billion Afghanis, or $US501 million, this year as, the country continues to struggle with dual economic and humanitarian crises. Taliban authorities have revealed the gap between expected spending revenues and spending, without saying…

The global climate crisis and migration are becoming more and more entwined as the negative impacts of climate change displace growing numbers of people, a major global conference has heard. The International Migration Review Forum (IMRF), which was held in…

Almost 60 million people were internally displaced last year with conflict, natural disasters and ethnic and religious persecution are on the rise across the globe, a new report reveals. The ‘Global Report on Internal Replacement’ says a record 59.1 million…

A program aimed at equipping newly arrived migrants and refugees for work in Australia is succeeding in helping get them into jobs that fit their qualification and experience, new research shows. And as Australia seeks to attract more skilled migrants…

The European Union has come under fire over ’double standards’ in the way in has treated Ukrainian refugees in comparison with people fleeing other conflicts.  Almost three months into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the European Union has welcomed more than…

A new report outlines the growth of religious persecution across the globe with millions of people suffering persecution or violence because of their faiths or religious beliefs. The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has released the ‘Global…