Sometimes small things can make big differences. And for Karen refugee Eh Hta Dah Shee (Dutchie), a small act of inclusion has transformed his life. Suffering depression, loneliness and a lack of confidence, the 24-year-old with learning difficulties was given…

Ten times as many migrants and refugees arrived in Europe by sea in the first six weeks of the year as in the same period of 2015, and alarmingly a third of them were children, aid agencies have reported. Tragically,…

Australia’s High Court has upheld the Federal Government’s right to pursue its controversial policy of detaining asylum seekers in offshore processing centres in a majority decision handed down on Wednesday. The case, brought on behalf an anonymous Bangladeshi woman temporarily…

In a new Harry Potter play, the much-loved Hermione Granger character will be played by a Swaziland-born actress, a role previously played by a white actress. The forthcoming play Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, will star 46 year old…

A former refugee has organised a concert in Indonesia to help educate the public on the situation of refugees trapped in the country and possibly provide them with some hope during the festive season. Supermarket owner Khan Hazara devised the…

A story published in the UK tabloids a couple of years ago told of how a children’s playground in posh part of Berkshire became the subject of legal action to have it closed because of the noise created by excited…

Thousands of refugees across Europe and the Middle East are bracing for a cold winter far from home. As the official figure for the number of asylum seekers who have entered Germany reaches one million, thousands more are continuing their…

One consequence of the rise of ISIS-inspired terrorism culminating in the Paris attacks has been a ramping up of military spending and procurement in among western nations. Europe’s defence industry is set to reap a $US50 billion windfall as heightened…

Leading businesswoman Ann Sherry has hit out at the lack of racial diversity on Australian boards saying that if businesses and organisations don’t get the gender balance right they stand no hope of meeting more ambitious cultural diversity targets. Carnival…

Learning and education systems are entrenching privilege in the hands of an increasingly smaller group of people, according to a leading sociologist. Professor Alan France says knowing how to ‘play the system’ gave more privileged elites the power to enhance…

More Mexicans are leaving than arriving in the United States, reversing a trend of 50-years of mass migration, according to a new study. Slightly more than 1 million Mexicans and their families, including American-born children, left the U.S. for Mexico…

The Paris attacks are in danger of transforming Europe’s migration crisis into a debate around security, sparking calls for restrictions on free movement across the continent’s borders. Proponents of an open door policy for refugees in Europe are under pressure…