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Telling the stories that matter - with empathy, insight and purpose
It’s called ‘refugee rentierism’ and it is a term increasingly being used to describe the way rich nations are outsourcing their perceived immigration problems. It basically boils down to financial arrangements struck between wealthy countries and poorer ones to stop the onward movement of irregular migrants. Observers say that deals have negative impacts on the […]
Twelve months ago no Hazara lived in the south-east Queensland town of Toowoomba but now there are 200 women and their dependents starting a new life in Australia. Read more: http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2014/08/10/regional-australia-opens-its-arms-risk-women-refugees
Funding for ESL (English as a Second Language) programs is under threat in New South Wales with 32 multicultural officers cut from the Department of Education and Communities. And experts say this is leading to NSW becoming a failed multicultural…
Art in Australia. An exhibition by asylum seekers and refugees by the Refugee Art Project at Still Alive. 4th – 10th August 2014 – Exhibition will be Opened by Julian Morrow 6 – 8PM. Read more: http://www.yareah.com/2014/07/26/art-in-australia-exhibition-asylum-seekers-refugees-refugee-art-project/
The Australian Churches Refugee Taskforce has accused the Federal Government of state-sanctioned abuse of asylum seeker children in immigration detention. The Immigration Minister Scott Morrison says the claims are offensive and the Government is committed to protecting children from exploitation…
McDonald’s global boss Don Thompson has hailed the importance of diversity in recruiting citing its vital role in innovation and growth. “Diversity fuels innovation, and innovation fuels success,” Mr Thompson said at a forum in Chicago recently. He said that…
LAST Sunday about 60 young people new to Australia took the field at Etihad Stadium to play a game of footy. They played at halftime during the Bulldogs-Bombers match as part of the AFL’s laudable Multicultural Round program, which concludes…
The Australian Government has argued its treatment of more than 150 asylum seekers detained on the high seas hasn’t breached its international obligations because the boat failed to reach Australian waters, court documents show. Read more: http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2014/07/23/government-defends-locked-doors-and-windowless-rooms-high-seas
A NOVEL training initiative aimed at increasing water safety awareness in Casey communities has led to lifeguard jobs for African and Afghan migrants at the city’s two recreation and aquatic centres. Developed as a joint venture between the YMCA and…
A fifth of Australians favour higher migration levels and half say they want current levels maintained, according to a new poll. A Newspoll survey published in The Australian newspaper this week found half of the people responding indicated support for…
An Essential Media poll has shown that 27 per cent of voters believe that Australia’s asylum seeker policy is too harsh. This figure is up from 12 per cent in July 2013. Read more: http://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/breakfast/poll-shows-increased-concern-over-asylum-policy/5589268
The United Nations has called on the Abbott Government to properly consider claims for protection from asylum seekers amid allegations Australian authorities are attempting to return more than 200 boat people to Sri Lanka. Read more: https://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/a/24384567/un-seeks-boat-people-pledge/
Resilience and optimism were essential to surviving 19 years in a refugee camp and also vital for Bhakti when it came to adjusting to her new life in Australia. Read more: http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/2014-07-01/how-australia-changed-me-bhakti-mainaly/1333106