Afghan refugees evacuated to Australia amid the Taliban’s takeover of their homeland overwhelmingly feel safe, supported and optimistic about their futures, a new survey has found. But they have grave fears for loved ones still in Afghanistan and they worry…

Australians’ support for multiculturalism, government and their fellow Aussies has survived the COVID pandemic with the nation’s social cohesion in “solid” shape, according to a major new research report. Optimism and economic satisfaction have also remained high, according to the…

Two former Australian embassy employees have told of their dramatic escapes from Kabul as the Taliban took control of the city. *‘Gul’ was employed by the Australian embassy as a cleaner for 11 years. “It was scary when the embassy…

Conflict and insecurity, drought, COVID-19 and an economy in freefall are driving increased levels of poverty and pushing Afghanistan to the brink of collapse, according to the United Nations. The Director General of the UN’s International Organisation for Migration Antonio…

The conflict and disintegration of democracy and equality in Afghanistan over recent months is due, at least in part, to ethnic and religious rivalries that go back centuries. Competing interests among the twenty-or-so ethnic groups in Afghanistan as well as…

Refugee advocate Ivor Houston has spent six months trekking 4,000 kilometres across Australia to raise funds for refugees and the displaced. He trudged more than 5 million steps for a cause he says is close to his heart. “I would…

As the global economy recovers from the COVId-19 pandemic, Australia faces an international battle to attract the skilled migrants needed to supercharge economic growth. Many developed countries, facing aging labour forces and worker shortages, are racing to attract and integrate…

Migrant and refugee settlement agency AMES Australia has received funding from the Victorian Government to create a new sustainable community garden at its Noble Park site. The proposal will see a multi-stage development of open spaces at Noble Park. To…

More than 200 million people are likely to migrate over the next three decades because of extreme weather events or the slow degradation of their environments, according to a new World Bank report.  Most will be displaced within their home…

The deaths by drowning of 27 migrants attempting to reach the UK in a small boat has dramatically underscored the toxic politicisation of the issue migration in Britain. The ruling conservative government has amped up migration as a public issue…

The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated violence against refugee women a girls, a new report has found. The report published by the International Rescue Committee details what violence against women actually looked like after COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, across 15…

Australia is falling behind in areas such as equal access to quality healthcare and housing affordability but still remains among the top nations achieving social progress. The 2021 Global Social Progress Index rated nations across 52 social and environmental indicators,…