Migrants generally have higher employment rates that Australian-born residents, a new report shows. The ‘Australian Labour Market for Migrants’ report, produced by Jobs and Skills Australia (JSA), says that migrants who arrived in Australia over the past 20 years generally…

I was one of more than 120,000 Afghans evacuated from Kabul in August 2021 when the government of Afghanistan – backed for two decades by western nations, including Australia – collapsed and uncertainty took hold in Afghanistan again. The fall…

The federal government has released the Multicultural Framework Review report, which sets out an agenda to develop and protect Australia’s multicultural approach to social cohesion, The report has made 29 recommendations, including establish a Multicultural Affairs Commission and Commissioner, and…

The rising far-right in Europe should ring alarm bells about racism and victimisation, according to the UN’s human rights chief. Speaking in Geneva recently, Volker Turk said: “I am always worried when I hear narratives that denigrate the other, dehumanize the…

Themes around refugees and displacement feature strongly in a new exhibition of the work of the world’s most famous street artist Banksy, which recently opened in Melbourne. ‘The Art of Banksy: Without Limits’ is a blockbuster exhibition featuring murals, sculptures, photos…

For five months Eyad Almasri and his family survived bombs, forced displacement, a lack of food and water, poor hygiene and the deaths of family and friends. The Almasris were among two million Palestinians caught up in the Israeli attacks…

A major new essay explores the role of public art in shaping our perceptions of people forced to flee their homelands. In her essay, University of WA History Professor Jane Lydon explores the questions: When do refugees become legitimate ‘Australians’?…

Better utilising the skills and experience migrant and refugees bring with them could benefit Australia’s economy by as much as $10 billion over five years, according to a new study. Supporting new arrivals to re-establish their professional careers in Australia…

For almost ten years, Saw Thura* has been one of a loose band of people and agencies fighting to expose a little-known but growing human rights crisis created by shadowy criminal gangs. The researcher and advocate has been working to…

Continuing conflicts in Gaza and Sudan have seen a record-breaking 120 million people forced to flee their homes by war, violence and persecution. The number represents the 12th year in a row the number has increased, the UN refugee agency…

Britain’s Labour Party leader Keir Starmer has pledged to scrap the Conservative government’s flagship scheme to send failed asylum seekers to Rwanda and he has vowed to reduce migration to Britain. As the UK’s general election approaches on July 4,…

With another election looming, there is talk and policy movement around reducing migration. And it’s a safe bet that the rhetoric will be ramped up once the poll date is announced. Questionable narratives, from some commentators, around how migrants take…