A Google search of ‘Multiculturalism’ from an Australian location yields the words ‘bad’, ‘a disaster’ and ‘cancer’ as the top three associated suggestions. These disturbing revelations come from the work of researchers looking at the activities of white supremacist groups…

For more than 25 years Johnny Abo worked as a journalist for the local and international media trying to explain the workings of Syria’s government and society to the outside world. But as conflict and corruption engulfed his homeland, his…

Migration drives economic growth and improves productivity in host countries, according to new research by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). While migration has been the focus of intense political debate in recent years, and particularly since the advent of the…

Forced human displacement has reached devastating new levels with one in 97 people on the planet now forcibly displaced, according to a new UN report Around 79.5 million people have had to leave their homes as a result of persecution,…

A passion for business, hairstyling and the Melbourne suburb of Brunswick is fuelling Iranian refugee Iman Tajrishi’s new life in Australia.

India’s COVID-19 lockdown was declared with just four hours’ notice sparking a massive and often tragic exodus of migrant workers from the cities to their home villages. The workers, the mainstay of the nation’s labour force, spilled out of big…

The United Nations and Amnesty International have both issued calls for the rights of refugees and migrants to be respected during the disruption caused by the COVID-19 pandemic crisis. The United Nations Network on Migration is concerned by reports of…

A family of Iraqi refugees has just completed two-week of self-isolation since arriving in Australia after the March 15 COVID-19 pandemic curfew. But the ordeal of being cooped up is nothing compared to the turmoil they experienced when forced to…

Millions of refugees across the world lack almost all of the material and circumstances needed to protect them from contracting the potentially deadly COVID-19 virus, according to one of the world’s leading humanitarian health experts. While millions of people on…

Europe’s asylum systems have been thrown into chaos by the COVID-19 pandemic with social distancing rules causing havoc for tens of thousands of people seeking safety, according to a new report from the Migration Policy Institute (MPI). The report, by…

As the COVID-19 crisis sweeps the globe causing death, heartbreak and economic devastation, there are some inspiring stories emerging of selflessness, compassion and practical assistance that can’t help but restore one’s faith inhuman nature. Spain In a small resort east…

More than ninety per cent of people across the globe now live in countries with COVID-19 travel restrictions, according to the Washington-based think tank the Pew Research Centre. The movement of people across borders has come to a stop in…