Today marks one year since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine ushered in the deaths of thousands of people and the creation of millions of refugees.The United Nations and NGO Human Rights Watch (HRW) have documented the abuses and crimes committed during…

The United Nations chief has said climate induced rising seas threaten to cause a “mass exodus on a biblical scale”. United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres has called for urgent action as new research show climate driven inundations could displace…

A new and fascinating picture of Australia’s population has emerged from a fresh analysis of census data that carves the nation up into three distinct blocs. Writer and journalist George Megalogenis has worked with the Australian Bureau of Statistics to…

Unchecked authoritarian power is creating a sea of misery and eroding human rights across the globe in what is a “fundamental shift in power”, according to a new report from NGO Human Rights Watch. HRW’s annual World Report lays out…

Pre-pandemic optimism around improvements in global poverty levels, food security and education have been dented by a new report from the UN’s humanitarian relief agency OCHA. The latest ‘Humanitarian Action’ report by the UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian…

People from Australia’s diverse communities are among those at risk from mortgage stress as interest rates continue to rise, industry experts say. Some estimates say up to 80 per cent of households in some of Melbourne’s most multicultural postcodes were…

Around 45,000 irregular migrants crossed the English Channel arriving in the UK in 2022 – up by 17,000 on the previous year, new UK government figures reveal. The arrivals have become a polarising issue and a political problem for the…

At the end of World War II Maru Jarockj’s parents fled Ukraine as refugees, leaving behind a devastated nation and their experiences of brutal forced labour under the Nazis. More than seventy years later the Australian-Ukrainian artist is supporting Ukrainian…

Australia’s major economic challenges could be solved by a better skilled migration system, according to a new report. A lack of productivity growth, growing debt in the federal budget and the economy’s transition to net-zero could be assisted by key…

Syrian, Iraqi and Afghan refugees who arrived in Australia fleeing conflicts in their homelands have been on a trajectory towards happiness, employment and citizenship, a new survey has found. The ‘Longitudinal Study of Refugee Families’ carried out by researchers at…

A new international initiative that aims to support refugees to open businesses in host communities has been launched by a global consortium. Created by the UN refugee agency UNHCR and the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and UNHCR, the prosaically named…

Australia’s major cities, including Dandenong, Casey and Hume in Victoria, are welcoming places for newly arrived refugees and offer the opportunity to find support and community while also speeding up their settlement journeys. And most refugees are positive about where…