Geneva: The World Health Organisation has asked Australia and Canada to justify their decisions last week to suspend migration from Ebola-hit West African countries. Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/world/australia-must-explain-ebola-visa-ban-who-20141106-11hkdj.html#ixzz3IF4CZRuc

Skilled migrants in Australia are enjoying better jobs and higher levels of employment thanks to a shift in government policy, according to new research. A study by Melbourne University’s Faculty of Business and Economics found that an increased number of…

People smuggling rackets preying on some of the world’s most vulnerable people is not just an issue for Australian policy makers. In the US, immigration reform has taken a back seat recently as the debate over what to do about…

More than a thousand people have rallied in Melbourne to protest against the first anniversary of the federal government’s refugee policies. Speakers including ACTU president Ged Kearney, Greens MP Adam Bandt, and Labor MP Lisa Chesters joined a number of…

On Citizenship Day this year 35 people became Australian citizens in a low key but emotion-charged ceremony in the Memorial Community Centre at Nhill, in western Victoria. Thirty-three of the 35 were Karen refugees from Burma and the event was…

More than a thousand people have rallied in Melbourne to protest against the first anniversary of the federal government’s refugee policies. Speakers including ACTU president Ged Kearney, Greens MP Adam Bandt, and Labor MP Lisa Chesters joined a number of…

A woman refugee from Iran who fled her home to avoid beatings and abuse from her husband in an arranged marriage has found peace and solace in country Victoria. Bahareh Lajevard, 34, has even joined the local Country Women’s Association…

There are thousands of people fleeing conflicts in Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan; there is continued widespread violence in South Sudan and Somalia. There continues to be unbridled sectarian fighting in Nigeria, the Central African Republic, Mali, and the Congo and…

Australia has been urged to lead the way in doing more to protect refugees as a high level meeting of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) gets underway in Geneva. Read more: http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/breakfast/australia-urged-to-lead-in-refugee-protection/5778244

Around 35 former AMES clients became Australian citizens at a moving and inspirational ceremony at Nhill, in western Victoria, last week. The ‘new Australians’ are all former Karen refugees from Burma who were helped settle in Nhill to take up…

CAMBODIA is about to sign an agreement with the Australian Government to resettle refugees that are currently being held offshore. The Cambodia Daily is reporting that Australian Immigration Minister Scott Morrison will sign the agreement in Cambodia with that country’s Interior…

For Iranian refugee Alizera Naroui, freedom was a welcome change when he and his family arrived in Australia, but to truly feel safe and competent the 18-year-old needs one more thing. With English as his second language, Mr Naroui has…