A sense of isolation among young people from marginalised Muslim communities is a major cause of radicalisation, according to leading Islamic scholar Professor Greg Barton. Speaking at the 2015 Federation of Ethnic Communities’ Councils of Australia (FECCA) conference, in Sydney…

On a weekday afternoon in a warehouse in the backstreets of St Kilda a sophisticated logistics operation is underway. There are goods packaged according to use and customer profile, there are stock codes on every item in store and there…

Alternatives to keeping asylum seekers locked up in detention are cheaper, support health and wellbeing, respect and fulfil human rights and strengthen successful case resolution, new research has found. A study by Swinburne University’s Institute for Social Research also found…

A new documentary, ‘On the Bride’s Side’, shows the journey of a group of asylum seekers and their friends who dressed up as a fake wedding party in order to smuggle themselves from Milan to Stockholm. The idea, though seemingly…

A new interactive map shows inward and outward migrations patterns for most countries in the world. With the continuing migration crisis gripping Syria and Europe, accurate facts and figures have been compromised talk of ‘swarms of people’ and ‘invasions of…

DNA from a recently discovered a skeleton in Ethiopia has revealed a massive human migration from Eurasia back into Africa roughly 3,500 years ago. Modern humans, Homo sapiens, emerged in Africa around 200,000 years ago, before populating nearly every corner…

There is little or no correlation between foreign languages taught in Australian schools and those spoken in the nation’s homes, according to a leading linguistics researcher. About a fifth of Australians speak a language other than English; and about 250…

Australian businesses could be missing out on opportunities in Asia because of a lack of understanding of what it takes to be successful in working in Asian markets, a new survey has found. The Diversity Council Australia (DCA) has carried…

European Union interior ministers have voted to relocate 12,000 asylum seekers across the continent using a quota system but are yet to decide exactly how many each country will finally accept. Now the plan will go to EU presidents and…

The use of the word ‘crisis’ in relation to the influx of hundreds of thousands of displaced persons into Europe suggests that this is an aberration; a temporary disaster that can be solved by policy or politicians. But many observers…

For the tens of thousands of migrants flooding into Europe, smartphone maps, global positioning apps and social media have become essential tools. Food, water and shelter are the basic needs for the millions across the globe displaced by war. But…

Donate financially: • UNICEF has been a lead agency throughout the crisis, responding to needs throughout the region by providing water, sanitation and hygiene, education, health care and child protection. • Red Cross is providing emergency health services at central…