The Trump administration’s drive to reduce migration and deport asylum seekers will harm the US economy, according to a new report by economists from across the political divide.  A report co-authored by the by the right-leaning American Enterprise Institute (AEI)…

As many as 11.6 million refugees and displaced people face losing access to direct humanitarian assistance from UNHCR this year because of major cuts to humanitarian budgets, and especially funding from USAID, the UN Refugee Agency UNHCR has reported. According…

Current legal arrangements around refugees are failing hundreds of thousands of people seeking safety and dignity, a leading global migration expert argues,   Legal definitions derived from the 1951 Refugee Convention do not take into account that today many people flee…

Migrants and refugees are taking up Australian citizenship, engaging in educational opportunities, finding employment and opening businesses in large numbers, according to new data. These are the key insights into the economic, education, health, housing, and citizenship outcomes of permanent…

A new study has revealed humanity’s longest migration in a multigenerational trek of over 20,000 kilometres from northern Asia to the southern-most parts of the Americas. The study, which involved genetic analysis of more than 1500 people from almost 140…

‘Zainab Sajjadi is a former refugee from Afghanistan. To mark Refugee Week, she has written about the symbolism and emotional connections generated by her purchase of an unwanted doll on the streets of Kabul’. Zalmai sat among dozens of colourful…

Australians mostly don’t trust Donald Trump or the US to be responsible global actors, and only half feel safe in terms of the state of the world. These are the main findings of the annual Lowy Institute Poll, which captures…

The Trump administration’s cuts to universities and scientific research, and its ban on Chinese students, could prove a boon for Australian universities. Thousands of scientists in the US have lost their jobs or grants and Australia could benefit from their…

A new book argues that migration has been essential to the survival of the human species. Oxford University academic Professor Ian Goldin argues that migration has always been part of the human condition and that people have always migrated to…

Rather than a ‘brain drain’, the outward flow of talent may actually act as a driver of economic expansion, enhanced human capital, and amplified innovation in migrants’ countries of origin, new research suggests. A new study by the University of…

Net migration to the United Kingdom has nearly halved over the past year to 431,000, according to new data from the Office of National Statistics (ONS). The drop from 860,000 in the year to December 2024 will help to defuse…

A growing community of Kurdish refugees in Japan is facing years in legal limbo denied permanent residency, work rights and health care. Centred around the small city of Kawaguchi, on the outskirts of Tokyo, Japan’s Kurdish community first emerged in…