Economists are not usually known for writing cartoon books. But US academic Bryan Caplan wanted to get his radical argument about migration to the widest possible audience. So he teamed up with illustrator Zach Weinersmith and the result is a…

As peace talks between the US and the Taliban over a power sharing agreement in Afghanistan appear to be resuming, there is some faint hope of a lasting peace and durable security arrangements. But low voter turnout in the September…

Australia remains a stable, optimistic society that is open to the world and has high levels of contentment and faith in the benefits of migration and multiculturalism, according to a new study of social cohesion. The 2019 Mapping Social Cohesion…

The West needs to address poverty and conflict in the developing world and reorder its thinking and priorities or the globe will see increases in conflict, terrorism and hazardous irregular migration, according to Irish peacemaker and expert on divided societies…

AMES contributes to FECCA Conference AMES was well represented at the recent 2019 Federation of Ethnic Communities’ Councils of Australia (FECCA) conference held in Hobart. AMES Australia General Manager Settlement Mirta Gonzalez moderated an important session on employment solutions for…

The Labor Party has called for Australia’s census to be updated to give an accurate picture of ethnic diversity and help identify the population’s untapped potential. Speaking at a national conference of ethnic communities in Hobart recently, Shadow minister for…

Australia has a chronic lack of data about its culturally and linguistically diverse communities which is handicapping planning for the nation’s future demographics, a major conference on diversity has been told. The 2019 Federation of Ethnic Communities’ Councils of Australia…

Australia’s laws and institutions allow for discrimination against culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) Australians living with disability, a UN report claims. The United Nations’ Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities report on Australia’s compliance with the Convention on…

The Trump administration’s solution to the migrant crisis on its southern border is to divert asylum seekers to El Salvador, pushing migrants into one of the most dangerous countries in the world. The deal struck between the two governments creates…

The US is set to effectively end its refugee settlement programs as the Trump administration again moves to drastically cut the number of refugees admitted to the country, according to reports from Washington. The New York Times has reported that…

Large areas of land across Africa to the Middle East are being left unusable by climate shifts and human pressures such as deforestation, mining and farming, threatening a large increase in migration and conflict, a United Nations environmental expert has…

Young people are more open to immigration and more tolerant of diversity than their parents, according to new research. And new generation of voters and policy makers, born after 1970, are set to herald in a new era of tolerance…