A new political party has launched this week with a comprehensive asylum seeker and refugee management policy at the heart of its agenda. The new centrist Australian Progressive Party (APP) set out its asylum seeker policy in detail, while calling…

Students, unions and non-government organisations in Cambodia are mounting a campaign to oppose the refugee deal with Australia. Read more: http://www.sbs.com.au/podcasts/naca/radionews/episode/367847/Cambodians-protest-over-Aussie-refugee-deal

Delivering economic benefits by improving reading and writing skills of adults needs time and patience to achieve results, according to new research. A long-term study of adult literacy in the US has found it can take ten years to see…

Google may have recently topped the list of best companies to work for, but it is admitting that it isn’t a frontrunner when it comes to diversity. The company has finally shown its hand when it comes to race and…

A UNIQUE mentoring program is kickstarting the media careers of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse students from Macquarie University. Read more: http://newslocal.newspaperdirect.com/epaper/showarticle.aspx?&article=b3765642-69a7-4cce-b415-12cceaafd1f2&viewmode=2&page=47

Jane visits a garden that’s a hub for refugees “A couple of years ago, I visited Werribee Park – an historic 400 hectare property featuring a mansion and beautiful gardens and it’s about an hour west of Melbourne,” says Jane.…

One of the worst humanitarian crises in modern history is currently unfolding in Iraq and Syria with the United Nations describing it as “unprecedented” and “the biggest humanitarian emergency of our era”. The UN’s High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) says…

His family moved to the country’s capital, Addis Ababa, when he was still young, and it was here that his life would take a harrowing turn. At the age of 12 Mr Beyan was kidnapped by members of the Derg…

AMES tutors gathered at Footscray Library recently for a development workshop. Trainer Devorah Komesaroff provided ideas for lessons and resources, which will be used in English lessons with newly arrived migrants and refugees. Read more: http://leader.newspaperdirect.com/epaper/showarticle.aspx?&article=7efac338-6add-4b75-98b4-61c2918d76bf&viewmode=2&page=9

His family first came to Australia as political refugees early last century; and now Cowra Shire Councillor Ian Brown is helping to roll out the welcome mat for others who have had to leave their home country on humanitarian grounds.…

Australia’s largest migrant community organisation has called on the federal government to stop two MPs from an extremist political party in Greece from visiting the country next month. Read more: http://www.sbs.com.au/podcasts/naca/radionews/episode/360069/Government-called-to-stop-entry-of-Golden-Dawn-MPs-to-Australia

English speaking societies need to do more to value the languages of migrants, according to one of the world’s leading educators. Cambridge University Vice-Chancellor Professor Sir Leszek Borysiewicz said making better use of the languages of minority groups could have…