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Telling the stories that matter - with empathy, insight and purpose
Pakistan has announced it will go ahead with a new round of expulsions of “undocumented Afghan refugees” from the country, despite fears about their safety. Human rights organisations and refugee advocates have voiced concerns about what will happen to the refugees if they are returned to Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. Pakistan’s Interior Minister Mohsin made the announcement […]
Refugees living in camps along the Thai border face a difficult and uncertain future because of the changing political face of the region, according to a former aid worker. Already rice rations have been cut in the camps and some…
Iranian asylum seeker Morteza Teimouri thought he would drown at sea days after boarding a dilapidated boat from Indonesia to Australia. The classical singer and flautist, who fled an oppressive regime in Iran, said he faced arrest if he pursued…
Immigration Minister Scott Morrison has suffered another defeat in the High Court after his attempt to grant a stateless refugee a temporary visa was ruled invalid. Read more: http://m.theage.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/high-court-defeat-for-scott-morrison-over-temporary-visa-for-refugee-20140911-10fgel.html
Migrants and refugees are seeing their wages increase over time and with primary visa holders gaining greater pay rises than their spouses, children, parents or siblings, according to a new analysis of Census data. The analysis found that migrants from…
Asylum seekers who arrived by boat last year could be offered temporary protection visas and allowed to live in the Australian mainland community, in a major policy backflip by the Abbott government. The shift could signal a disintegration in the…
Refugee and migrant students entering Australian schools bring with them a range of complex experiences. These may include experiences of trauma, violence or displacement. Some of these young people are entering a formal schooling environment for the first time. Often…
KAREN refugees are getting a kick out of a new Victoria University program designed to get them into sport. Samurai Karate in Laverton is the first sporting club to get on board a new program to encourage refugees to be…
The 15th annual Yarrilinks Planting Weekend was again a roaring success with thirty-seven AMES students taking part.It was the eleventh time AMES has been involved and the first day of the weekend did not auger well. Hailstones peppered the bus as it…
The greatest lessons learnt at school do not always come from textbooks and chalkboards, as a group of students from refugee and Australian-born backgrounds realised last week. Christian refugees Simon and Simona Ochana, who study at the Miller Intensive English…
GREATER Dandenong asylum seekers are immersing themselves in voluntary work to keep busy and contribute to the community. Eight Sri Lankan asylum seekers from AMES have been helping the Dandenong Salvos in their Doveton thrift store for the past few…
Using sport, camps and social activities to teach English to young refugees and migrants is achieving considerable success while also delivering cultural perspectives on Australia, according to new research. An innovative new Youth Program being delivered by settlement agency AMES…
Sick asylum seekers on Christmas Island are being offered videoconference appointments with specialists on the Australian mainland after damning evidence showed the deplorable state of medical services in immigration detention. Fairfax Media understands at least one young woman on Christmas…