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Telling the stories that matter - with empathy, insight and purpose
Australia’s leading human rights officials have marked Holocaust Remembrance Day as antisemitism and xenophobia is on the rise across the world. The President of the Australian Human Rights Commission Hugh de Kretser, Race Discrimination Commissioner Giridharan Sivaraman and Human Rights Commissioner Lorraine Finlay have honoured the memory of the six million Jewish men, women, and […]
After being forced to leave behind an affluent and successful life in Pakistan, refugee Alia Sultana has rebuilt her life through her passion for food and her knack for business. When she and her family arrived in Australia, they had…
As moves to encourage Burmese refugees living Thailand to return home escalate, many of the exiles say they fear for their futures if forced to return. At the moment, refugees in Thailand have three options: repatriation to their country of…
Volunteering to help individuals and families can build skills and knowledge, enhance employment opportunities, provide new and challenging experiences as well as deliver feelings of personal satisfaction through contributing, a new survey has found. It also delivers measurable benefits to…
Firefighters, priests and elderly women are among hundreds of Europeans who are increasingly being criminalised for supporting refugees, according to new research. Data collected by the global news website ‘openDemocracy’ shows 250 people across Europe have been arrested or criminalised…
Yazidi refugees in Australia have called for more international action to save their people in captivity or those living in camps after fleeing northern Iraq. The calls have come after news of a massacre of 50 women following the discovery…
Australia has become a magnet for millionaire migrants, according to a new analysis. For the fourth year in a row, Australia topped the list of countries attracting the most number of migrants with more than $US1 million in personal wealth.…
As the US grapples with its immigration and border policies two things are currently happening that could have serious long term negative consequences for the US and much of Central America. Firstly, the US is planning to close its border…
Migrant children around the world are performing worse at school than their non-migrant classmates but new research shows how the gap can be bridged. An Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) report says that some of the challenges faced…
Migrant women in Australia are finding more independence and a healthier and wealthier life with more opportunity than in their home countries, according to a new survey. An overwhelming majority of women migrants find life in Australia ‘better’ than in…
The Trump administration is seeking to deport thousands of Vietnamese refugees who have committed minor crimes even though they were ostensibly protected by a 2008 non-refoulement agreement. In the forty years since the end of the Vietnam War, refugees fleeing…
Minister launches AMES Australian refugee book Victoria’s Multicultural Affairs Minister Richard Wynne recently launched AMES Australia’s new book ‘Refugee Stories: In Their Own Words’ at a media event in Fitzroy. The Minister congratulated AMES Australia on the book and on the…
Migration is increasingly becoming an important factor in diplomatic relations between nation states, a raft of new research has found. The story of Rahaf Mohammed, the Saudi teenager granted asylum by Canada after barricading herself in a Bangkok hotel room,…