More than 3,000 refugees, asylum seekers and migrants died or went missing during 2021 while trying to reach European countries on voyages via the Mediterranean and Atlantic sea routes, new data reveals. The shocking figures are revealed in a new…

A $US400 million law suit has been filed in the US in a bid to free Paul Rusesabagina, the real life hero portrayed in the film Hotel Rwanda, who was effectively abducted and jailed by the Rwandan government. Mr Rusesabagina…

The Victorian state budget has unleashed a significant raft of spending aimed at generating the economic growth needed to restore the state’s post pandemic finances. The budget includes a massive $12 billion spend on healthcare, 1.8 billion for education and…

There are similarities but also key points of difference between the Coalition and Labor policies on migration and the humanitarian sector in the lead up to the 2022 federal election. With the 2022 poll just weeks away, we take a…

With much of the global media’s attention focused on the conflict in Ukraine, there is a danger that other humanitarian crises across the world are forgotten. And ironically, the economic impacts of the Russian invasion are exacerbating an unprecedented number…

A plan by the Governor of Texas to embarrass President Biden by bussing migrants from the US’ southwest border to Washington has backfired. Governor Greg Abbott devised a plan earlier this year to rattle the Biden administration over its more…

The UN’s refugee agency UNHCR says it expects more than eight million people to flee Ukraine this year, more than double the agency’s earlier estimate as the conflict drives Europe’s worst refugee crisis since WWII. More than 12.7 million people…

The Chinese community in Australia is feeling less comfortable as the relationship between the two countries becomes more fraught, according to new research from the Lowy Institute. The latest of the institute’s annual ‘Being Chinese in Australia’ surveys analysed Chinese-Australian…

Skilled migration in Australia is struggling to fulfil its potential, leaving skilled migrants unable to find the opportunities they expected when deciding to emigrate, according to new research. A survey by researchers at the University of Adelaide found that about…

A new mobile app has been launched to support people suffering grief and bereavement. Developed by the Centre for Grief and Bereavement, the MyGrief app provides practical advice, tools, resources and information for people suffering grief through their mobile devices.…

The requirements of culturally diverse people in aged care have been repeatedly sidelined by providers and governments, according to a new report. The latest ‘narrative’ from the Scanlon Foundation Research Institute, titled ‘Aged Care’s Culture Gap: How to respond to…

This month, leading settlement agency AMES Australia marks 70 years of supporting migrants and refugees settle successfully in Australia. From humble beginnings teaching English to new arrivals in makeshift Nissen Huts at Bonegilla, AMES Australia has grown into one of…