A new spoof video encourages Africans to adopt an elderly Dane, in response to Europe’s growing hard-line treatment of refugees. The video is set in a non-descript Africa and shows the fictional founder of Adopt A Dane Foundation (AADF) handing…

Will the refugee crisis sink the EU? Serious differences are emerging among European Union nations over a response to the growing migrant crisis with some observers raising the prospect of a collapse of the bloc of nations. Just three years…

The global refugee crisis is set to worsen as southern Africa faces dire food shortages after extensive crop failures following record low rainfall. In a region in which almost 30 million people already don’t have sustainable access to enough affordable…

The UK government has ordered an urgent inquiry into allegations that asylum seekers have become targets for racists in a northern English town because they have been housed in properties with distinctive red doors. The houses in Middlesbrough are owned…

When President Obama invited a Syrian refugee to watch his State of the Union Address in person last week, he all but nailed his colours to the mast while guaranteeing the debate over admitting refugees into the United States will be a major issue in…

Rapidly increasing migration flows are creating evermore diverse communities but government policy in the west is failing to keep pace, according to a leading academic. Jenny Philimore Professor of Migration and Superdiversity and the Director of the Institute for Research…

People newly arrived to Australia are keen to fit in with their local communities, connect with their neighbours, and contribute to society through volunteering, a new study has found. A survey of almost 400 people new to Australia paints a…

Organisers of White Ribbon Day have pledged to focus on the support and education of culturally diverse communities within Australia as part of the annual event, which raises awareness of family and domestic violence. ‘Diversity’ has been added to the…

Best selling author of Pepe & Poppy, Joe Novella, has turned his hand to documentary making. The son of Italian immigrants has embarked on a journey to reconnect with his parents’ Calabrian roots in southern Italy and has discovered some…

A photographer’s half a decade long project celebrates and provides insight into the South Sudanese community of Western Sydney. Conor Ashleigh’s photographs show intimate moments of traditional South Sudanese ceremonies and culturally specific exchanges as well everyday Australian experiences. The…

“Mindless terrorists”, “barbaric automatons” and “suicidal irrationality” are some of the media headlines that have been used to explain the horrific terror attacks in Paris last Friday. They convey the idea that ISIS is an almost random, senseless organisation bent…

Australia’s current migration program will deliver massive economic gains and a population of 40 million by 2060, according to modelling by the Productivity Commission. In a draft report into Australia’s migrant intake, the commission says there’s a  “demographic dividend’’ to…