President Biden’s promises to restore the US’ refugee and migration programs have suffered a chaotic few weeks. After promising to revert to a refugee intake of around 125,000, similar to the Obama years, the Biden administration backtracked and announced it…

The Victorian Government has awarded funding to more than 40 projects aimed at helping community organisations remain connected to their traditions and culture by increasing the safety, accessibility and condition of existing community facilities. Through the Multicultural Community Infrastructure Fund, the…

A new essay from the Scanlon Institute looks at the how migrant run small businesses are vital contributors to Australian neighbourhoods and are at the forefront of the nation’s economic and social recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The essay, by…

Skills minister launches AMES digital literacy program Victoria’s Minister for Training and Skills Gayle Tierney recently visited AMES Australia’s Werribee site to meet teachers and students and see the Digital Literacy pre-course in action. AMES Digital Literacy pre-course is a…

Hundreds of thousands of refugees have been left in uncertainty and fear after Kenya announced plans to close two of the largest camps for displaced persons in the world. The Kenya Interior Ministry has said it plans to close the…

A young refugee with severe disabilities has gained a level of independence unimaginable just months ago and has been supported into education by AMES Australia’s Humanitarian Settlement Program (HSP) team. Seventeen-year-old Reza and his parents Hossein and Sima arrived in…

Ten years ago this month protestors calling for political change took to the streets of Syria in what were mostly peaceful demonstrations of collective will. They had seen the movements in other Arab countries, which forced a few long-ruling autocrats…

Britain’s population appears to have shrunk significantly during the COVID-19 pandemic with a new report suggesting about 1.3 million foreign-born people may have left the UK over the past 12 months. The report by the Economic Statistics Centre of Excellence…

The UK government has come under fire over its plans for a ‘two-tier’ system of asylum that would effectively crackdown on people who arrive through irregular means such as by boat across the English Channel or on freight trucks. Prominent…

2021 will see the return of Cultural Diversity Week after a hiatus last year caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, with celebrations taking place between March 21 and 28. This year, the Victorian Multicultural Commission (VMC) is asking Victorians to think…

Rohingya author and refugee Habibrahman, who fled repression and torture in his homeland and eventually found safety and a new life in Australia, fears a new round of ethnic cleansing will begin in Burma following the February 1 military coup.…

People seeking asylum in the United States are being allowed into the country for the first time in years as thousands of others wait for courts to decide on their cases. The move unwinds one of the Trump administration’s central immigration…