Late last month a ballot was held to identify 280 people who will be the first to arrive in Australia from the Pacific island nation of Tuvalu under the Falepili Union Treaty.  This represents the first planned migration of an…

By Pamela See According to Pugh’s Almanac, 175 years ago Chinese labourers arrived in Moreton Bay – and a plucky would-be pioneer, Mr July Davidson, may have been among them. One of his descendants, Mrs Sharon Windle, said, “I’ve managed…

As it marks its 80th year, the United Nations is facing an existential funding crisis. With a growing shortfall in contributions – $US2.4 billion in unpaid regular budget dues and $US2.7 billion in peacekeeping – the UN has been forced…

They are potentially the most unwanted people in the world. More than two dozen Bhutanese refugees who were forcibly deported from the United States under the Trump administration’s migrant crackdown have found themselves in unprecedented legal limbo. The refugees are…

The recent death of up to 70 migrants in a shipwreck off the coast of Tobruk, Libya, has highlighted the tragic history of perilous sea crossings in the Mediterranean. This latest tragedy is a stark reminder of the deadly risks…

By Katerina Hatzi Young Victorians from multicultural backgrounds face challenges when it comes to finding a job, according to a new Victorian Government report. The report, released in December 2024, combines data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) 2021…

The numbers of international students in Australia are in steep decline, according to the latest data from the federal Department of Education.  And experts say this will have dire consequences for skills shortages and the international education sector.  The new…

Afghanistan is facing fresh humanitarian crisis as refugees who fled the country are being forced to return to a nation facing food shortages, economic collapse and limited medical services. More than a million Afghan refugees have returned to their motherland…

A new museum has opened in the Netherlands dedicated to celebrating human migration through art. The Fenix Museum in opened recently in a former warehouse in Rotterdam’s port district. The museum’s inaugural exhibitions are ‘All Directions: Art That Moves You’,…

More people are set to leave the US that arrive for the first time in 50 years, new research suggests. And economists are warning this could hinder economic growth and fuel inflation. Economists at two Washington think tanks say the…

The increased use of AI and algorithms to process refugee and asylum claims across the world is problematic and fraught with dangers, researchers say. Britain has said it will use artificial intelligence to speed asylum decisions, arming caseworkers with country-specific…

UK soccer giants Newcastle United have become the first Premier League football club to be awarded ‘Football Club of Sanctuary’ status. Members of the Newcastle City of Sanctuary team attended the club’s final Premier League fixture of the 2024/25 season…