Jenevieve Chang’s story delves into the very essence of what it means to be part of an ethnic diaspora. It’s the story of generational gulfs and the effects of the modern world colliding with long held traditions. Jenevieve’s grandparents were…

Women on temporary visas are vulnerable to family violence and only a fraction are accessing the services available to protect them, new research suggests. The report by Monash University Associate Professor Marie Segrave says that based on the estimate that…

Read about the latest news, research and initiatives from migrant and refugee settlement agency AMES Australia…   Ambitious refugee students win Graham Sherry scholarships Two young refugees who escaped war and persecution and went on to tertiary study aimed at…

International student numbers have increased by 15 per cent in Australia in the first three months of this year compared to the same period in 2016, the latest figures show. Minister for Education and Training, Simon Birmingham, said the rising…

Refugees have been volunteering in droves since Hurricane Harvey laid waste to large tracts of the south western United States. Syrian refuge Amina and her family settled in Texas last year and had planned a celebration on the anniversary of…

US President Donald Trump has begun the process of scrapping the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which protects about 800,000 immigrants who entered the US illegally as children. The DACA program, also known as Dreamers, was put in…

As a nation, Australia is changing faster, growing more rapidly and becoming more culturally diverse, according to recently released data from last year’s census. The Census, conducted almost ten months ago, found Australia’s population has surged to 24.4 million people…

Read about the latest news, research and initiatives from migrant and refugee settlement agency AMES Australia:   AMES Australia launches family violence initiative for CALD communities  AMES Australia recently launched one of the first ever courses for leaders from CALD…

The Federal Government on Tuesday received a blueprint on how Australia should best respond to the global refugee crisis, as “shocking” new figures reveal 20 people are displaced every minute. Organised by Oxfam, the Right to Refuge petition, which has…

Video games could be instrumental in helping refugee children by improving language skills and mental health, according to a new study. Researchers from New York University (NYU) and Bahcesehir University (BAU) recently finished studying an online gaming program they implemented called ‘Project…

People smugglers are profiting to the tune $US35 billion a year as they cash in on the global refugee crisis, according to the International Organization for Migration (IOM). And the heinous trade is contributing to most of the deaths occurring…

Migrants, and especially those with Australian citizenship, are more likely to be employed that Australian-born people, new Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) data has found. The ABS’ ‘Characteristics of Recent Migrants Survey’ provides detailed data about migrants who have come…