A new employment program is connecting newly arrived skilled migrants and refugees with employers who see value in their skills and experience. The ‘Settling Into Work’ (SiW) social enterprise works with employers who value diversity, practice inclusion, and who understand…

Refugee advocacy groups have slammed a ruling by the US Supreme Court that allows Texas state police to arrest and deport people local officials claim have entered the US illegally. NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW) said the ruling, which applies…

Fears are rising that thousands of people will attempt to make perilous boat journeys in a bid to escape escalating violence in Haiti. Haiti’s government has been under a state of emergency since groups attacked the country’s largest prison in…

Syrian refugees who fled the civil war in their homeland seeking safety in neighbouring countries are facing a dire humanitarian crisis, the UN has warned. Almost 13 million people are in dire need of basic assistance and services but are…

Helen Truong tells of her role in one of Melbourne’s great multicultural traditions – the annual Lunar New Year Lion Dance. My most favourite festivity is Lunar New Year, as it is filled with drums, cymbals, lions and dragons.  I’m…

Promoting multiculturalism and advocating for gender equality are twin passions for Florence Mauwa. And it was her work in these areas that recently saw her awarded an Order of Australia in the Australia Day 2024 honours list. “It’s extremely humbling,”…

Afghanistan’s public health system has been decimated by the withdrawal of foreign aid the Taliban’s abuses against women and girls, a new report says. And the resultant healthcare crisis has made millions of Afghans increasingly vulnerable to severe malnutrition and…

Former tennis star Jelena Dokic and award winning writer Geraldine Brooks have urged Australians to keep an open mind about the recent arrival of asylum seekers by boat in Western Australia. Speaking on the ABC TV show Q&A, the pair…

A stunning art exhibition that draws on influences from eastern and western culture and art traditions is set to open in Melbourne. The exhibition is by Jimmy He, one of Australia’s leading contemporary abstract expressionist oil-painters, living and working in…

A new UN report on Darfur is ringing alarm bells in the humanitarian world. The report, yet to be officially released but briefed to media, describes a deteriorating situation in this western region of Sudan. It comes as reports of…

Ukrainian refugees who fled to European Union countries after the Russian invasion face uncertainty about their visa status after 2025. The two-year Ukrainian-Russian war has seen millions of Ukrainian refugees flee to EU countries, where they have received generous support.…

Major international donors to the UN’s Palestinian refugee agency (UNRWA), including Australia, have suspended funding after reports that about a dozen of its tens of thousands of Palestinian employees were involved in the deadly Hamas attack On Israel IN October.…