In 2014 we met Noran Zahrooni, a six-year-old refugee who had just arrived in Australia from war-torn Syria, as he was battling trauma on his first day of school in Sydney. One year on, we catch up with Noran to…

Melbourne and the rest of the country last week saw a plethora of events celebrating positive contributions made by refugees. From June 14-20, the city came alive with a range of concerts, workshops, and quirky ideas to celebrate and inform…

Iranian Kung Fu master Yaser Zomorodi is in the fight of his life. He is desperate to gain citizenship in Australia so he can rebuild his martial arts competition career and represent the country in the World Games this November.…

BERHAN Jaber arrived in Australia as a refugee and empty-handed. But the knowledge and life experience he brought with him has helped him make invaluable contributions to the Flemington community. Read more: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/north-west/refugee-week-shines-light-on-migrant-contributions-to-community/story-fnrvvn43-1227388369051

A stunning new photographic exhibition offers a unique window into the lives and stories of some of Australia’s newest and oldest refugee communities. The 2015 Heartlands Photographic Exhibition, which focuses on four diverse communities across the nation, opened at the…

Leading migrant and refugee settlement agency AMES has welcomed the implementation of Australia’s new Safe Haven Enterprise Visa scheme. The five-year visas, introduced last year, will be an option for refugees prepared to work or study outside of popular cities.…

About 50 students from AMES Youth 3 classes attended the Try a Trade event at Cranbourne Racecourse recently. Facilitated by the South East Local Learning and Employment Network and held as part of the South East Careers Expo, the event…

An AMES student was able to save her own daughter’s life because she had completed a first aid course organised by her teacher. Srylyhung Tao tells the harrowing story of helping her 19-month-old daughter Samalisa start to breathe again after…

Jewish immigration into Israel has surged more than 40 per cent with Ukrainians and Russians fleeing instability in the region making up the bulk of the émigrés. Western Europeans concerned about rising Islamic extremism, especially after the Charlie Hebdo Paris…

In tomorrow’s UK general election one of the most hotly contested issues will centre on migration and asylum seekers. With a recent surge of asylum seekers coming from the Middle East and North Africa into Europe, some people are concerned…

Global remittances, or money sent back home by immigrants and migrant workers, has soared to a staggering $586 billion – a sum of money larger than the entire economies of countries like Uruguay, Kenya, Bulgaria or Guatemala, according to a…

A small town in Victoria has gained an economic benefit of $41.5m from resettling refugees, a report has found, pointing to the possible gains available to other local communities. Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2015/apr/23/victorian-town-gets-41m-benefit-from-resettling-burmese-karen-refugees?CMP=soc_568