Migrant and refugee settlement agency AMES Australia is calling for expressions of interest (EOIs) from migrant and refugee artists living in Australia who are interested in creating a major artwork to celebrate 70 years of its work supporting migrants and…

A new campaign has been launched to attract more people from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities to take up the federal government’s JobTrainer scheme. The online and on television campaign week, is aimed at getting all Australians, regardless of…

Afghans fleeing to neighbouring countries to avoid the brutal Taliban regime are facing escalating risks, the UN refugee agency UNHCR has warned. The warning comes as the humanitarian and security situation within Afghanistan continues to deteriorate. St the moment, Afghanistan’s…

A damning new report has found the UK’s asylum and immigration systems exacerbate trauma suffered by asylum seeker and refugee women and girls seeking refuge in Britain. The report by the University of Birmingham found that over 40 million women…

A new film by Afghanistani photojournalist, filmmaker and AMES Australia media co-ordinator Barat Ali Batoor has won a major award at this year’s Melbourne Documentary Film Festival. The film ‘Batoor: A Refugee Journey’ that chronicles an asylum seeker boat journey…

Afghan refugees evacuated to Australia amid the Taliban’s takeover of their homeland overwhelmingly feel safe, supported and optimistic about their futures, a new survey has found. But they have grave fears for loved ones still in Afghanistan and they worry…

As the global economy recovers from the COVId-19 pandemic, Australia faces an international battle to attract the skilled migrants needed to supercharge economic growth. Many developed countries, facing aging labour forces and worker shortages, are racing to attract and integrate…

The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated violence against refugee women a girls, a new report has found. The report published by the International Rescue Committee details what violence against women actually looked like after COVID-19 was declared a pandemic, across 15…

Australia is falling behind in areas such as equal access to quality healthcare and housing affordability but still remains among the top nations achieving social progress. The 2021 Global Social Progress Index rated nations across 52 social and environmental indicators,…

Kenya has introduced a new law that will give a half-million refugees in the country an opportunity to work for a living, instead of depending on the aid agencies that have supported them for three decades. The law, signed by…

Progress has been made in implementing the new Global Compact on Refugees which seeks to share responsibility for refugee situation but there is more work to be done. That’s the verdict of the first Global Compact on Refugees (GCR) Indicator…