The 2024 federal budget will see Australia’s migration and refugee programs remain as significant parts of the nation’s political and economic lifeblood. The migration program will see an annual intake of 185,000 permanent migrants, with 70 per cent of visas…

Many migrants could face financial difficulty in older age, a new study has found. The study, by Canadian sociologist Leafia Zi Ye, says that migrants typically enter the labour market with lower wages than native-born citizens do, but eventually catch…

Japan granted refugee status to a record 303 people last year amid a tripling of applicants from the previous year. The numbers for 2023 follow a recovery in inbound travel, Japan’s immigration agency has reported. The total increased by 101…

This month marks the 30th anniversary of the genocide in Rwanda that saw almost a million people, mostly Tutsis, slaughtered in little more than a hundred days. The reasons behind the scale of the horrific episode are complex. They included…

More than 110,000 people have been displaced since end of last year by the resurgent attacks by armed militia groups in Mozambique, according to the UN’s migration agency IOM. The escalation of violence, mostly in the northern Cabo Delgado Province,…

An innovative new project is connecting Congolese and Burundian families newly arrived in Mildura with members of the existing local communities. Set up by Jules Kangeta, a Case Manager at migrant and refugee settlement agency AMES Australia, the project sees…

Australia must increase skilled migrants’ access to English-language training and better recognise their international qualifications and work experience to tackle persistent skills shortages and boost productivity, according to new research from the Committee for the Economic Development of Australia (CEDA)…

A stunning and poignant exhibition of Ukrainian art and craft opens in Melbourne this month showcasing thousands of years of the culture and traditions of the war-ravaged nation. The exhibition, titled ‘Treasures’, includes paintings, ceramics, sculpture, embroidery, woodwork and decorated…

Ukrainian Australians and Ukrainians who have arrived here since the Russian invasion say they remain confident and resilient as the war in their homeland enters its third year. But with the fall of the city of Avdiivka and US financial…

Lack of access to public benefits programs is having a significant negative effect on the health and wellbeing of migrant and refugee families in US, a new report claims. And policy decisions made over decades have left “a confusing patchwork…

The United Nations refugee agency UNHCR has urged the world to “not forget” Ukraine as the embattle country prepares to mark two years since Russia invaded. The UN High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi said in a media conference the…

A stunning art exhibition celebrating the ethereal symbolism of Australian native flowers is about to open in Melbourne. The creator of the ‘Blossoms of Life’ exhibition at the Victorian Artists Society (VAS) is Taiwan-born artist Hsin Lin, whose work is…