A Syrian refugee turned award-winning film-maker has signed up to become a London hospital cleaner during the COVID-19 crisis. Hassan Akkad, who fled his homeland after being jailed by the regime of Bashar Al Assad, arrived in the UK in…

A program to support recently arrived refugee jobseekers gain recognition of their overseas qualifications and English language programs that are tailored to the needs of newly arrived migrant and refugee jobseekers are among the recommendations of a Victorian parliamentary report…

Settlement agency AMES Australia is using digital resources to help newly arrived refugees and migrants learn English.

The Black Lives Matter movement has shone a spotlight on a lack of diversity in Australia’s media sector. And recent research by Deakin University academics found that mainstream media often reflected negative views of minority communities. The study analysed 1,366…

For Iraqi artist and refugee Bashar Yousif paint and canvas is a form of storytelling. His work is informed by the trauma and displacement he has suffered at the hands of Islamic State and the other extremists groups that brought…

The economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic has pushed hundreds of thousands of Syrian refugees in the Middle East into a desperate situation verging on a humanitarian crisis, the UN Refugee Agency UNHCR has warned. The number of vulnerable refugees…

The United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) has at last acknowledged formally that climate change as a factor that drives refugees away from their homes. In its latest annual report the UNHCR says that “interplay between climate, conflict, hunger,…

Iraqi refugee Dina Afreem has joined Victoria’s health service working as a doctor as the state battles the COVID-19 crisis. She recently had her medical registration approved by the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) and she has begun work…

When Attalah Abo arrived in Australia as a refugee from the conflict in his Syrian homeland, he made two vows. The first was that his son Aboub would get a decent education and second was that he would give back…

Dr Bulent Hass Dellal, AO, has stepped down as SBS Chair after three years and ten years as a board member. He said it had been an honour to serve at time of change for both media and Australia’s diverse…

The United Nations has launched an initiative to combat the rising tide of fake news, conspiracy theories and hate speech that has come with the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic. The ‘Verified’ program aims to empower people across the globe…

Young refugee artist Shegofa Rahimi has produced a solemn but colourful artwork that commemorates ANZAC Day. See how she did it.