Unable to return home, turned away at borders and denied visas, a group of refugees fleeing Syria’s war have found themselves stuck in limbo at locations across the globe. Many of these are stuck at airports in transit across the…

This year marks 200 years since the first Chinese migrant arrived in Australia back in 1818. The first recorded Chinese settler was Mak Sai Ying – also known as John Shying – who arrived in NSW 1818 and, after a…

With more than 65 million people around the globe displaced from their homes and an unprecedented number conflicts triggering humanitarian crises from Myanmar to the Mediterranean, some of these human tragedies are receiving more attention than others. The plight of…

The Trump administration has moved to make victims of domestic and gang violence ineligible to qualify for asylum in the United States leaving hundreds of thousands of people – mainly from Central America – at risk of deportation. US Attorney…

Asylum seekers moving to Europe have raised their host nations’ economic productivity, lowered unemployment and not placed a burden on the public purse, according to new research. A 30-year analysis of economic and migration data has found asylum seekers added…

Wafaa Fhaid’s family are refugees three times over. As Iraqi-Palestinians, they have been forced to flee their homes three times in the past half-decade as conflict after conflict has plagued the Middle East. Forced to leave her home in Iraq…

Two scholarships for young people from refugee or asylum seeker backgrounds newly arrived in Australia to support them accessing tertiary education are now open. The Graham Sherry OAM Scholarships are available annually to a young female and male from refugee…

Record number of Russians are seeking asylum in Europe and the United States as the Kremlin ramps up already tough policies on gay rights and political activism, according to Russia-watchers. Last year, 2,664 new Russian asylum applications were lodged in…

Australia was settled by aboriginal peoples not by accident, but as a result of large-scale migration by skilled mariners, new research claims. Scientists have used ocean current modelling, similar to that deployed in the search for missing Malaysia Airlines flight…

Net overseas migration has been cited as the major driver of Australia’s over all recent population growth, but an analysis by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) shows that growth factors can vary for different parts of the country. “Even…

Rohingya refugee families are reinforcing their shelters and digging drains in crowded camps in Bangladesh as the monsoon season opens. Aid agencies say more than 40,000 Rohingya families in Bangladesh’s Cox’s Bazar refugee camps have now been trained in shelter…

A massive investment in education and infrastructure in the 2018-19 Victorian state budget is the Andrews government’s response to a period of significant population growth largely driven by overseas migration. The Victorian Government has committed to spending $4.3 billion on…