Refugees suffering from post-traumatic stress and other mental health issues get worse because of the living conditions many endure after they flee, new research has found. The research by Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) doctors working with asylum seekers in Italy…

Read about the latest news, research and initiatives from migrant and refugee settlement agency AMES Australia…   AMES Australia jobseekers making great leaps in digital literacy Jobseekers registered at AMES Australia have been learning digital literacy skills through the Learner…

New laws to stamp out modern slavery and the exploitation of workers are needed in Australia, according to a parliamentary committee’s report tabled this week in the Commonwealth Parliament. The report, by the Joint Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs, Defence…

Since the global financial crisis, there has been a significant increase in the amount of contract, temporary and freelance work – dubbed ‘the gig economy’ The popular image of the gig economy worker might be young, funky Uber drivers or…

  A stark new short video highlights the magnitude and the physical effects of the global refugee crisis. Artists Min-Hyung Choi and Valentin Guiod have likened the physical and mental endurance of refugees and migrants with Olympic athletes. The pair worked with French…

Syrian refugee ‘George’ survived a year as a captive of ISIS treated brutally, constantly threatened with death and not knowing the fate of his wife and daughter. Now safe and living in Melbourne’s north, ‘George’ has told of his incredible…

Melbourne’s Rohingya community is rallying to send clothing and money to their kinfolk who have been forced to flee their homes in the face of a brutal crackdown by the Burmese military. A community action group has been formed and…

Members of Melbourne’s Rohingya community have shared their personal stories with iMPACT Magazine in a bid to highlight the plight of their compatriots who have become the victims of a bloody and ruthless crackdown by the Burmese military. “We want…

A new initiative is seeking to connect migrant women with employment and business opportunities. Migrant and refugee settlement agency AMES Australia has identified a need to address systemic issues acting as barriers to the economic participation of women from refugee…

Refugees entering Europe are being unduly and illegally criminalised by local authorities, denied the right to due process and basic human rights as well as being detained in often appalling conditions, according to a new United Nations report. Last year,…

Sometimes the sheer scale of human tragedy is difficult to comprehend. Last week a German newspaper attempted to conceptualize the number of people who have died on their journey to Europe, seeking refuge from conflict and poverty. Berlin-based daily Der Tagesspiegel…

More than two million people fleeing wars or persecution who have joined the ranks of the world’s refugees this year are facing more restrictive asylum policies, including in Europe and the United States, the United Nations reports. And the use…