One of Australia’s highest-profile indigenous women who led a campaign to promote indigenous recognition in the Australian Constitution has been appointed as the AFL’s head of inclusion and social policy. Tanya Hosch, a Torres Strait Islander and the second woman on the AFL…

In a satirical dig at the miserable conditions they find themselves in, a group of Syrian refugees has advertised the tent they are living in on Airbnb. In the advertisement, the Syrians say they have been living for three months…

Making sense of the rival campaigns and arguments around Britain’s historic ‘Brexit’ vote on June 23 is bit like trying to thread a needle while looking through a kaleidoscope such is the lying, self-interest and panic peddling. And just like…

A small Swiss village, home to some one of the wealthiest in people in Europe, has refused to take in its government imposed quota of asylum seekers, opting instead to pay a fine of $400,000 instead. The residents of Oberwil-Lieli, where there…

As Europe increasingly turns the screws on migrants fleeing conflicts in the Middle East and Africa, resourceful refugees are finding a range of unlikely and surprising places to find safe havens. The options for Syrians, particularly, fleeing the war in…

An agreement that aid financing must be more efficient and locally-driven, making education a humanitarian priority and encouraging a preventative approach to conflict and disaster relief are the major outcomes of the world’s largest ever meeting of the humanitarian sector.…

Violence against women is acknowledged as a prevalent and serious issue in our society and there is growing evidence that family violence is also an increasing issue among culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities. During May – Domestic and Family…

Middle Eastern countries with large numbers of Syrian refugees have responded in differing ways to the problem with some interesting lessons for the rest of the world, according to new research. Turkey and Jordan have done the most to integrate…

Sadiq Khan’s election as Lord Mayor of London makes him the first Muslim leader of a major western capital city. But more than this, at a time when US presidential candidate Donald Trump is promising to bar Muslims from America…

New migrants to Australia generally eat more healthy diets than the locals but many are dragged into bad habits by Australia’s fast food culture, new research has found. The study found new migrants were much more likely to eat together…

For decades migrants have been among Australia’s most successful entrepreneurs. Here are two recent success stories.

New migrants to Australia generally eat more healthy diets than the locals but many are dragged into bad habits by Australia’s fast food culture, new research has found. The study found new migrants were much more likely to eat together…