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Telling the stories that matter - with empathy, insight and purpose
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 up over time. But their income falls behind once they turn 50 and the disadvantage […]
AN AWARD-winning Dandenong photographer has been invited to showcase his work at the Sydney Opera House in the TEDxSydney conference. Barat Ali Batoor is one of 16 Australians chosen to speak at the April 26 event. Read more: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/south-east/dandenong-awardwinning-photographer-barat-ali-batoor-invited-to-speak-about-refugee-journey-at-april-26-tedx-conference-in-sydney/story-fngnvmhm-1226883523866
Migrant and refugee children could be falling through cracks in the education system because teachers are not equipped to meet the needs of students from CALD backgrounds, a New South Wales study has suggested. The study of NSW teacher training…
Refugees who come to Australia often remain isolated in their communities, but a new day care organisation south-west of Brisbane is helping to bridge that gap by training migrants to become qualified childcare workers. As well as providing home-based childcare,…
Former Heartlands Refugee Art Prize winner Minela Krupic is bringing her poignant and thought-provoking first solo exhibition Palimpsest to Point Nepean National Park from April 5, 2014. The Palimpsest exhibition explores the stories of migrants quarantined at Point Nepean through…
Australia’s asylum seeker policy has come under the microscope today, at an inquiry held by the Human Rights Commission in Sydney. It is examining the treatment of children in detention. Read more: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-04-04/human-rights-commission-probes-health-of-children/5368896
The second trip to Cambodia by an Australian cabinet minister in two months has raised questions about whether the Abbott Government is planning to send asylum seekers there. The Immigration Minister, Scott Morrison, has made a previously-unannounced trip to Phnom…
Asylum seekers in Melbourne are volunteering in droves as they try to find ways to make a contribution, occupy themselves and connect with local communities. An audit of asylum seeker clients of settlement agency AMES has found more than 400…
The federal government says mandatory sentences for people smugglers will remain, despite a judge saying the punishment is too severe for a former refugee who helped his family travel to Australia. Lamis Hameed Alli Baighi, 36, has been jailed for…
A set of measures to gauge the success of multiculturalism in Victoria will be introduced by the State Government under a new policy to protect cultural diversity. For the first time, the Government will monitor the performance of culturally diverse…
A SERIES of special breakfasts aims to connect the local business and migrant communities. The breakfasts are the continuation of a City of Ballarat program that aims to help upskill migrants who are new to Ballarat, in the hope of…
Geelong based training and settlement agency Diversitat this week opened its new training facility in the centre of the city. The $2 million building, in Ryan Place, is a key part of Diversitat’s central campus and houses training and administration…
THE Napthine Government will monitor the views of Victorians on controversial issues such as multiculturalism and immigration under a key policy to give migrants a fair go. For the first time, the Government will also track the performance of culturally…