A new global compact on migration is slowly having life breathed into it in a push to help the estimated 244 million migrants around the globe who are not protected by international law. The first of a series of workshops…

As US President Donald Trump set out to remake his nation’s migration regime by slashing overall numbers and particularly low-skilled workers, a new snapshot of migrants in the US has been published. The Washington-based Pew Research Centre has completed a…

Community capacity building – or helping communities to develop, implement and sustain their own solutions to problems – can be key to achieving better settlement outcomes for migrants and refugees, news research suggests. In an article written by the Australian…

Karen refugees have been volunteering to propagate rare and valuable plants at Werribee Park as well as helping to eradicate the park’s feral rabbit infestation using their pet ferrets. The refugees are producing seedlings for the park and also clearing…

At just 21 Hamsa Farah has dabbled in politics, become a leader in his community and plans to work to save the barrier reef. The RMIT student was born in Adelaide after his parents came to Australia in 1994 escaping…

A Human Rights training initiative is helping refugees new to Australia understand their rights and the protections they have under Australian law. The ‘Human Rights Training Package’ was developed in response to frustrations reported by many refugee communities across Australia…

Last year more than a quarter of a million people came to live in Australia. Most new arrivals came from non-English speaking backgrounds and many came as partners and spouses of Australian citizens or residents, or as the partner of…

Sketching portraits of shoppers and festival goers earned Syrian refugee Nouha Saigh just enough money to feed her family and pay the rent. Nearly destitute in Lebanon having fled her home and prosperous life in war-ravaged Aleppo, Nouha relied on…

A new museum has opened in London to celebrate the city’s and the UK’s long and colourful history of migration. The museum aims to present “the long and magnificent nature” of migration to the UK, according to museum director Sophie…

The Victorian Government’s has again recognised the importance of cultural diversity and social cohesion in its 2016/17 state budget. The Andrews government has announced a major funding boost for interpreters aimed at making it easier for migrants and refugees who…

Language courses geared to employment can be highly effective in getting migrants from non-English speaking backgrounds into work especially if they are begun soon after arrival, new research has found. And including work placements, which give migrants first-hand experience of…

Afghan refugees pressured by Pakistan to return to their strife-riven homeland face violence, hunger and homelessness, according to NGOs working in the region. The United Nation High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) says more than 600,000 Afghans returned last year from…