Almost four million refugee children aged between 5 and 17 did not have the opportunity to attend school last year, according to a new report by the Unite Nations’ refugee agency UNHCR. This number includes around 1.5 million refugee children…

Victoria’s ageing migrants have difficulty in accessing information on aged care services, according to new research. Older people from new and emerging communities, such as those from Sudan and Myanmar, often struggle to find options for aged care, according to the…

Studying by candlelight in the bowels of an ancient convent as a bloody civil war raged around her, Jamila Alarkan stuck doggedly to her dream of becoming an engineer. The Syrian refugee endured the effects of war, sickness and physical…

Karen-Burmese refugees living at Nhill, in western Victoria, have produced in-language bushfire safety video for newcomers to their community. The film was developed as part of a Country Fire Authority (CFA) ‘Summer Local Initiative’ funded project between CFA, the Nhill…

Net migration to the UK from EU countries has reached a six-year low as the so-called ‘Brexodus’ continues to kick in. The difference between the number of EU citizens entering the UK and the number leaving sank to 87,000 in…

Refugees and new immigrants integrate well in Australia – and especially in regional areas, according to a new study. New research which surveyed newly arrived refugees from Syria, Iraq and Afghanistan – who all had been recently settled in Queensland…

Australia’s refugee and asylum seeker policies are a ‘schizophrenic’ mix of progressive, world-leading programs and harsh policy aimed at deterrence, a new report claims. The Refugee Council of Australia’s State of the Nation report says that while Australia’s refugee resettlement effort is…

In just a matter of weeks, Australia’s population will reach 25 million; a milestone that has come around much quicker than expected. Twenty years ago, there were estimates that our population wouldn’t hit the 25 million mark until 2041. Concerns…

People from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) communities are often among the most vulnerable when it comes to accessing services such as aged care. So, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has produced some resources to inform people about…

Something funny is happening across America’s Bible-belt. The leaders and lay people of the US’ evangelical Christian religions are divided over President Trump’s decision to slash the number refugees the nation accepts. Every year since the passage of the US…

New data released by the Australia Bureau of Statistics shows overwhelmingly that refugees and migrants are embracing life Australia while attempting to adopt the nation’s culture and traditions. The snapshot of permanent migrants who have arrived in Australia this century…

Australia’s permanent migrant intake has dropped to just 162,417 in the past financial year – the lowest in a decade and ten per cent less than the previous year – according to new figures released to the media. The reduction,…