Views about national identity in the US and much of Europe have become less restrictive and more inclusive of diversity in recent years, according to a new study. Research by the Washington-based think tank the Pew Centre looked at attitudes…

This year’s Eurovision Song Contest has seen three people from refugee backgrounds feature in the competition. Representing Sweden is Tousin “Tusse” Chiza (pictured), a musician and singer born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. He was granted asylum in Sweden after spending three years…

The UK and India have signed a new migration agreement to allow freer movement of young people between the two countries as well as measures to tackle illegal immigration. “The historic agreement delivers on the UK government’s fair but firm…

The federal government has promised multicultural communities will be included in future policy decisions around the response to, and the recovery from, COVID-19. In an online forum with more than 100 leaders from diverse communities, Prime Minister Scott Morrison and…

The United Nations refugee agency and aid organisations have called for action to stop an increasing number of migrants drowning at sea on the central Mediterranean asylum seeker route. The UNHCR and the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) are have expressed concern…

The latest migration data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows an increasingly diverse and multicultural nation with India and China increasingly the source of new migrants. The new data gathered just before the COVID-19 pandemic hit shows that in…

Adelaide’s struggling Port Adelaide and Enfield areas have been revitalised by an influx of Hazara refugees from Afghanistan, according to a new report. The previously declining communities have been transformed socially, culturally and economically, the report says. Produced by the…

A refugee family who were targeted by the Burmese military and spent two decades in a refugee camp are finally rebuilding their lives in Melbourne. Karenni couple Bo Reh and Namon and their three children have settled in Werribee, in…

Denmark is set to become the first European country to deport Syrian refugees back to their home country after deeming areas of the strife torn nation safe. The Scandinavian country has decided to send 94 Syrian refugees to deportation camps…

Australia’s vaccine rollout appears to be on track, but a new study indicates vaccine hesitancy may be a bigger issue than previously thought. More than one in five, or about 22 per cent, Australians say they will ‘probably’ or ‘definitely’ not get…

The full extent of how the COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound effect on migration, seasonal work and remittances across the globe has become clearer with the release of a raft of new data. The International Migration Outlook’s shows that…

Almost a quarter of permanent skilled migrants in Australia are working in a job beneath their skill level with a cost to Australia’s economy of $1.25 billion over five years, according to a new report. The report by the Committee…