The University of Washington, in the US, has become the first in the world to require students to complete a course in diversity before they can graduate. The university, sited in multicultural Seattle – home to truly global brands such…

Youth students from AMES St Albans have taken part in an exciting arts project that has seen contemporary artworks go on display at the local Library and a nearby gallery. This collaborative project, titled ‘Brimming out of the Frame’, between…

AMES volunteer tutor Beth Dooley has been nominated for a Deakin Community Award for the work she does in Croydon’s community garden and among many of AMES Karen refugee students. “Many of the Karen come to the garden and are…

Australian Immigration Minister Scott Morrison says the Coalition Government is meeting the obligations of the previous Labor government’s asylum seeker policy by funding Papua New Guinea and Nauru’s legal battles. Read more: https://au.news.yahoo.com/a/23916822/funding-of-png-nauru-legal-costs-honours-labors-asylum-seeker-policy-morrison/

More Victorians are offering practical help to asylum seekers in need. Peter Barrett reports on a grassroots movement that is putting out the welcome mat in the face of unwelcoming government policies. Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/national/ordinary-people-lending-a-hand-20140526-38z3w.html#ixzz32yBOI3kG

ACMRO said yesterday that the independent report, by Robert Cornall, into events leading to the brutal death of Reza Barati reveals a serious failure on our part to accept full responsibility to protect those who seek refuge on our shores.…

Vietnamese, Lebanese and Chinese are the migrant groups most likely to be out of work, according to new Employment Department data. Vietnamese and Lebanese newcomers to Australia have the highest unemployment rate at just less than 9 per cent. Chinese…

THE Coalition will introduce legislation aimed at fast-tracking the refugee claims of asylumseekers in Australia in a bid to clear the backlog of almost 25,000 boat arrivals in legal limbo. As the first refugee decisions are issued to detainees on…

About half the asylum seekers in detention on Manus Island and Nauru are suffering from significant depression, stress or anxiety, according to clinical assessments. Their situation is worse than for those in detention on the mainland and on Christmas Island,…

VISA applicants to Australia will have more choice in the type of English language tests they can sit as the Abbott government moves to streamline its migration system. The decision to expand the number of tests approved by the Immigration…

The federal government claims it’s been 21 weeks since the last successful people smuggling venture to Australia, and its budget predicts if that trend continues, Australia will save $2.5-billion over five years. But what does the federal budget mean for…

The Cambodian government is in the final stages of considering a refugee resettlement agreement with Australia and wants to sign a memorandum of understanding as soon as possible. Read more: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-05-19/cambodia-edges-closer-to-refugee-settlement-deal-with-australia/5460918