Multiculturalism faces an uncertain future with a large section of Australia’s population fearing or rejecting social change, according to new research commissioned by SBS. Evidence from the latest Census shows us that over recent decades Australians are ageing, they are…

More than 100 AMES students took part in the Western Bulldogs’ annual CALDplay Football Carnival this week at the Whitten Oval in Footscray. In very chilly weather men’s and women’s teams from AMES Footscray and Victoria University (VU) took on…

AN ambitious new program aims to divert furniture from landfill to needy families as well as giving a vocation to asylum seekers unable to work. Read more: http://leader.newspaperdirect.com/epaper/showarticle.aspx?&article=481e107d-592d-4e82-9795-02569131bb12&viewmode=2&page=7

Making music might seem like a harmless hobby, but for some refugees it’s a punishable offence. One Melbourne man has described the ordeal he faced after becoming famous as a singer in Afghanistan. Now part of the Voices Without Borders…

Welfare group ACOSS has said it is concerned that the Abbott Government is attempting to block community organisations from the political arena. ACOSS has expressed alarm at Immigration Minister Scott Morrison’s recent comments that taxpayers should not fund advocacy groups,…

Cape Verde, the tiny island nation off Africa’s west coast, is a virtual microcosm of global migration. In Cape Verde, the number of people who have left almost equals the numbers who remain and just about everyone has a close…

An opposition Cambodian MP has expressed concerns about proposals for Cambodia to resettle refugees processed in Australian detention centres. Read more: http://www.sbs.com.au/podcasts/naca/radionews/episode/340886/Concerns-over-Cambodian-refugee-deal

Using bilingual assistants when researching culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities can dramatically improve research outcomes, a new study has found. The use of first language research assistants can deliver a deeper understanding of participants’ experiences, essential cultural knowledge and…

Immigration Minister Scott Morrison has signalled that Australia is about to cut a deal with Cambodia to resettle refugees held in Nauru. His comments come after Nauru and Papua New Guinea determined the refugee status of some asylum seekers sent…

Cambodians are worried about an influx of immigrants as the government nears a deal with Australia to accept refugees in return for cash. The two countries have been in discussion since February over plans to resettle an unspecified number of…

The first asylum seekers to be granted refugee visas on Nauru have been released into the community. Thirteen asylum seekers have been given refugee protection, including an Iranian family and four single men. Read more: http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/2014-05-22/first-group-of-asylum-seekers-granted-refugee-status-on-nauru/1314794

Papua New Guinea’s immigration minister says he will choose which refugees resettle in the country, an apparent contradiction of the Australian Government’s assertion that all genuine refugees detained on Manus Island will be resettled within PNG. Read more: http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/2014-05-10/png-immigration-minister-says-he-will-choose-which-refugees-on-manus-island-are-resettled/1309130