A professional mentoring program is succeeding in getting newly arrived skilled migrants into jobs that fit their qualifications and experience while also helping to harness the skills and cultural knowledge migrants bring with them, according to new research. A study…

About 143 million people are at risk of becoming ‘climate migrants’ fleeing crop failure, drought and rising sea levels, according to a seminal new report from The World Bank. The report says climate change will become the single biggest driver…

Tens of thousands of Rohingya refugees living in shacks in makeshift camps in Bangladesh are facing the terrifying prospect of destructive rain and storms as the annual monsoon season approaches. The barren hillsides in southern Bangladesh that are home to…

The welcome neighbouring countries gave to Syrian refugees may be starting to wear thin as the conflict enters its eight year. Aid agencies are reporting growing resentment towards the millions of Syrians who have fled the seven-year civil war has…

Mother languages spoken by migrants and indigenous groups are under threat because of the rise of nationalism and increasing barriers to migration, according to a group of leading language researchers. This week saw the marking of International Mother Language Day,…

The chance to participate in Victoria’s largest free multi-arts and cultural party will see over one hundred thousand people flock to Geelong this weekend for the famous annual Pako Festa. The theme for the 2018 Festa, “Reflections of Culture”, will…

Skilled migrants will boost numbers of jobs available to locals and are vital for the innovation Australia needs to bring future prosperity, according to a new report by one of the nation’s leading science bodies. The report, titled ‘Prosperity though…

International aid groups are warning that 2018 could see thousands of refugees in the Middle East and the West again forced to return to their war-torn countries before the security situation is stabilised. They say Syrians and Afghans are particularly…

The European Union’s top court has ruled that psychological tests should not be used as grounds to reject asylum seekers fleeing countries where homosexuality is illegal. Effectively barring use of sexual orientation tests as an invasion of “the most intimate…

A confronting new film has been launched by Amnesty International in a bid to shed light on the dangerous journeys refugees are forced to make on a daily basis. The film documents an innovative and extraordinary project in which five…

Read about the latest news, research and initiatives from migrant and refugee settlement agency AMES Australia…   From refugee to Park Ranger  A young refugee and former AMES Australia client has recently been appointed as a full time Ranger with…

The chances of newly resettled refugees finding work and settling successfully could be boosted by a new mathematical algorithm developed by researchers at Stanford University in the US. The formula uses historical data on refugee resettlement to send new arrivals…