News and voices from the refugee and migrant experience
Telling the stories that matter - with empathy, insight and purpose
Telling the stories that matter - with empathy, insight and purpose
A visually impaired Afghan refugee is building a new life in Australia with the support of the AMES team at Dallas. Hossein, his wife Soghra and their three children have been living in Australia since November 2023. The family, originally from Afghanistan, came from Iran and has now settled in Melbourne, with no other relatives […]
A large majority of Americans want a way for immigrants living in the US illegally to be able stay in the country legally, according to new research by the Washington-based think tank, the Pew Research Center. Almost two-thirds of Americans,…
Most people around the world are more accepting of refugees fleeing violence and war than they are of migrants arriving in their countries, according to new research by the Washington-based think tank the Pew Research Center. An analysis of public…
AMES book launched in Canberra AMES Australia’s ‘Refugee Stories’ book was launched nationally in Canberra recently at an event in Parliament House. The book was officially launched by Russell Broadbent MP, the member for McMillan, and Opposition Home Affairs spokesperson…
The number of households in Victoria will almost double from 2.4 to 4.6 million from but households will be smaller; the overall population will increase from 6.5 million to 11.2 million, and; inward migration will account for twice as much…
When Celian Kidega fled South Sudan at just 17, he was setting off with his classmates on a long and hazardous journey on foot through jungle, war zones and across national borders. It was the start of an even longer…
Migrants and international students are largely responsible for a population boom in the inner city areas of Australia’s metropolises, according to new data. In just ten years, the inner city populations of Melbourne, Sydney and Brisbane have grown exponentially and…
Constant changes to temporary skilled migration schemes like the 457 visa may have been more harmful than the visas themselves, according to a report by the Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA). Titled “Effects of temporary migration”, the CEDA…
The dystopian image of jobs in the future being taken by robots, workers having dozens of different careers and disruption and change wrought by automation and artificial intelligence is a myth, according to a new report. A new ‘insights’ paper…
The world’s population is expected to almost stop growing by the end of this century in a trend unprecedented in modern history, according to new research. Washington-based think tank The Pew Research Centre has analysed global fertility rates contained in…
The number of people who have fled Venezuela, which is suffering from political chaos, food shortages and hyperinflation, has now topped 4 million, according to the United Nations. The UN has called the exodus of refugees and migrants “largest in…
Eighty years ago this week, a German ship carrying 937 Jewish refugees from Nazi Germany was denied entry to the USA. Many of the passengers refused asylum ultimately perished in Nazi death camps. The story of the SS St Louis,…
You might think xenophobia would be strongest among populations where there are large concentrations of new migrants and among people who have most contact with them. But a new study from Europe shows exactly the opposite is true. Data from…