The humanitarian crisis in Ethiopia is escalating as the fighting in the north of the country continues to drive the displacement of thousands people, the UN reports. More than 50,000 refugees have now crossed the border to Sudan to escape…

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has issued an opinion piece for multicultural communities to mark the end of 2020. The piece pays tribute to the contributions communities have made during the difficult times cause by the COVID-19 pandemic and the key…

Australia is among the top ten countries in the world when it comes to its immigrant-friendly policies, according to a new index. The ranking is from the Migration Integration Policy Index (MIPEX) released this week, which ranks the immigration policy…

The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the resilience, agility and togetherness of Australia’s diverse communities, according to some of the nation’s multicultural leaders. But it has also exposed latent racism, created rifts between some communities and governments and thrown up issues…

Afghan refugee supported into work despite COVID shutdowns A young AMES Australia refugee client has been supported to secure a job in a laboratory winning out among hundreds of candidates. Afghan Waris Hasham started work this week after attending an…

Films expose refugee plight Two new films are exposing the plight of refugees stuck in limbo in Indonesia – thousands of people who have fled violence and persecution in the home countries but who are yet to find sanctuary and…

Around 85 million jobs, many held by some of the world’s most economically vulnerable people, will be lost because of automation and robots in the next five years, according to a new report by the World economic Forum (WEF). But…

Victoria’s 2020-21 budget amounts to the largest investment in the state’s diversity and multiculturalism in history. Massive job creation spending, a public housing building program and a skills training push all include elements to ensure the budget measures will reach…

Disadvantaged Victorians, including migrants, refugees and people from emerging communities, are twice as likely as other Australians to vulnerable to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic, two new report have found. A report, by the Brotherhood of St Laurence (BSL),…

The administration of US President elect Joe Biden is set to reverse many his predecessor’s immigration policies, experts say. After Mr Biden’s election win, US migration policy experts have analysed what the new administration will mean for migrants and asylum…

You may have seen this this poster around, but you may not know the story behind it. Artist Peter Drew is travelling the country pasting up a 100-year-old photograph of a man who has become a folk hero and a…

More than four in ten Victorians are volunteering and contributing to the broader community, according to the first ever State of Volunteering Report in Victoria. The report, commissioned by Volunteering Victoria, found that in 2019, 2.3 million Victorians aged 15 and…