A PRESTON migrant resource centre is calling for volunteers to provide short-term childcare to allow Iranian parents to learn English. Spectrum Migrant Resource Centre, in partnership with the Salvation Army and the Brotherhood of St Laurence, this week launched the…

BRENDAN TREMBATH: You wouldn’t expect asylum seekers who came to Australia by boat to have much interest in returning to the open ocean.But some asylum seekers are learning to sail, and hope to take part in the Sydney to Hobart…

Many immigrants and refugees new to Australia are among those most at risk of housing stress and of finding it difficult to find and keep affordable housing, according to new research. A study by the Australian Housing and Urban Research…

Social media in Britain has exploded over comments by a so-called terrorism expert on Fox News that the UK city of Birmingham has become a “totally Muslim” city and a “no-go zone” for non-Muslims. Self-proclaimed expert Steven Emerson also said…

Tennis and swimming are the sports with the most culturally diverse set of participants; AFL is attracting more players with an ethnic background based in North West Europe and cricket is becoming more attractive to people with southern European backgrounds,…

RAFIK Heshmeh is holding evidence of the unfair world he left behind. At 27, Mr Heshmeh is among the first of a new wave of humanitarian refugees to arrive from Syria, and he is scrolling through the photographs of his…

Research by VicHealth shows that four out of five (78 per cent) Victorians are in favour of cultural diversity, however, over half (54 per cent) of survey respondents could identify at least one group they believe does not “fit into…

A youth program that teaches English to young refugees via social and sporting events is having considerable success, research shows. Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/national/education/refugees-learn-english-by-doing-playing-working-20141207-11xqdj.html

The Immigration Minister Scott Morrison is proposing to increase Australia’s humanitarian intake and give work rights to asylum seekers in Australia on bridging visas, if the Senate passes an omnibus migration bill before Parliament rises at the end of this…

Two talented AMES Sunshine clients have had artworks on show in an exhibition at the Sandpit Gallery in St Kilda. Clients Roya, and her daughter Azizeh, submitted works to the ‘Conference of the Birds’ themed exhibition, based on a Persian…

Australia again changed the settings on its humanitarian refugee intake last week, cutting out people who claim asylum via Indonesia. What will this mean? Adam Morton explains. Read more: http://www.canberratimes.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/sunday-explainer-refugees-and-the-great-legal-runaround-20141122-11rrpy.html

The Victorian and Australian governments must make ageing in multicultural communities a top political priority, committing to a state that is inclusive of older migrants, according to the Ethnic Communities’ Council of Victoria. The ECCV has launched a Multicultural Aged…