The exploitation of migrant workers continues to be a scourge across Australia, according to a new report from the Grattan Institute. The report says up to 16 per cent of recent migrants are paid less than the national minimum wage…

People seeking asylum in the UK face a struggle to access the internet and are at risk of being digitally excluded, a new report from the British Red Cross says. The report focuses on access to healthcare, which is increasingly…

Informal social infrastructure such as cafes and libraries as well as local acquaintances can be important in supporting migrant settlement, according to a leading social anthropologist. Giving the keynote speech at the recent Welcoming Australia Symposium in Melbourne, researcher Professor…

The US Government has extended the temporary status of Afghan refugees so they will be able to continue to live and work in the US.  The US’ Department of Homeland Security announced recently that Afghan nationals who arrived in the…

Brazil’s strategy of resettling Venezuelan refugees and migrants fleeing dire economic and social conditions has been hailed a success by the United Nations. The voluntary relocation program that has seen Venezuelans from the border state of Roraima settle in Brazilian…

Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil has doubled down on her view that Australia’s system is broken and not delivering, ahead of the release of a major review. Ms O’Neil said a report into Australia’s migration and visa system, commissioned late…

A former footballer, model and Phd candidate from South Sudan is the winner of this year’s Les Murray Award for Refugee Recognition. Anyier Yuol was born in a refugee camp in Kakuma, Kenya. When both her parents passed away, her…

With a colourful head-wrap protecting her from the early afternoon sun, Joselyne Majambere is harvesting maize in a verdant paddock. The cob-grown grain is a staple in her native Burundi but almost impossible to buy commercially in Australia. Joselyne is…

Amid the chaos and devastation of the civil war in Myanmar, an underground education system is emerging. In displacement camps and small villages in areas beyond the brutal control of Myanmar’s military, children are returning to classrooms. Around the town…

The march of democracy across the globe has stalled with just eight per cent of people living in country deemed a “full democracy” and 37 per cent living under authoritarian rule, according to the latest Democracy Index. And the index…

A third of people in a global survey of 57 countries say they would like to migrate to another nation. The finding, in the survey by Gallup International, was a slight increase on previous results. The poll found younger people,…

Eighty years ago this month the Hollywood classic Casablanca was released to universal acclaim. Set in Rick’s Cafe, a nightclub in the Vichy-controlled Moroccan city during World War II, the story centres ostensibly around a love triangle. Humphrey Bogart stars…