RED-faced authorities will resume searching this morning for 14 asylum seekers in Christmas Island bushland after it was discovered they were living among a larger group undetected on a beach since their boat sunk on Monday. http://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/national/shipwrecked-asylum-seekers-live-on-christmas-island-undetected-for-four-days/story-fni0xqrc-1226776435092

An education expert says Australia’s poor ranking in an international education report card shows continuing disadvantage among students from migrant and refugee backgrounds. http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2013/12/04/oecd-report-shows-education-inequality

The Australian government has been frustrated in its attempts to re-introduce Temporary Protection Visas for refugees on a full-time basis, with the opposition Labor party and the Greens joining forces to block it. http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/radio/program/asia-pacific/aus-government-blocked-from-reintroducing-temporary-protection-visas/1228800?autoplay=1228824

When David Majok showed up for his first day of work as a mechanic his boss was forced to change his views. http://www.brimbankweekly.com.au/story/274257/getting-work-the-highest-hurdle/

An industry visit to IKEA has seen three students from AMES Oakleigh Workplace Skills Class secure part-time employment after impressing staff at the Richmond store. IKEA staff member and tour guide for the excursion, Lisa, contacted AMES following the visit and asked for interested…

The United Nations Refugee Agency has condemned Australia’s treatment of asylum seekers. http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2013/11/27/unhcr-criticises-offshore-detention-centres

The spying revelations could not come at a worse time for the Coalition Government, and the issue is likely to lead to more resistance to plans to stop asylum seekers travelling from Indonesia to Australia. http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-11-18/spy-revelations-not-helpful-for-government/5100602

AMES student Pouria Ebram has secured a job as a direct result of his participation in AMES initiatives for skilled migrants. He attended both the AMES Skilled Professional Migrants Program (SPMP) and later, the Working the Australian Way two-day seminar. Pouria, a technical design…

Melbourne’s Multicultural Hub will host a writing workshop for young people from refugee backgrounds later this month. The ‘Writing Workshop for Young People from Refugee Backgrounds’ is an interactive workshop that will help up to 25 young people develop their creative written…

Paintings, drawings, photography and mixed media works from refugees who have arrived in Australia since 1970, are now being sought for this year’s Heartlands Refugee Art Prize. Refugee artists are encouraged to consider and share what they would like to…