Most Australians are familiar with the story of the Anzac and the grit and determination shown by young Aussies fighting and dying for their country. But many Australians are unaware of the ethnic diversity present in the ranks of the…

The world’s largest refugee camp is under threat of closure after the Kenyan Government cited it as ‘a nursery for al-Shabaab’ – the terror group that slaughtered 147 students at Garissa University on April 2. The Kenyan government has called…

Through perseverance and determination, a young Afghani refugee has built a successful business up from the ground. Twenty-two year old Khan Hazara is the owner and manager of a burgeoning halal supermarket in Hampton Park, in Melbourne’s south east. His…

Wars in Syria and Iraq have driven the number of people requesting asylum in industrialised countries to a 22-year high last year, the United Nations has revealed, while appealing for Western nations to open their doors to more refugees. An…

Australia has made progress in the area of human rights over the past year but faces challenges in its approach to refugees and asylum seekers, according to the President of the Australian Human Rights Commission, Professor Gillian Triggs. In a…

Yet again, there is cause for Australians to be profoundly disturbed about the federal government’s management of asylum seekers in offshore detention facilities. Twenty-four medical staff and Save the Children employees say the Abbott government has known since November 2013…

To many newly arrived refugees, Maggie Lynch is like a mother. Mrs Lynch, 65, has long been volunteering in various refugee and asylum seeker-related programs, and over that time has developed what she refers to as “a very big family”.…

How are multiculturalism and other issues affecting migrants are being handled in this NSW election?   Read more: http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2015/03/25/multiculturalism-and-nsw-election

Older migrants in Australia are more likely to have problems accessing basic services because of linguistic and cultural barriers, according to new research by the nation’s leading ethnic community group. The report, commissioned by the Federation of Ethnic Communities’ Councils…

ELGAILI  Mangati has struggled to “fit in” since arriving in Australia as a refugee from Sudan almost 10 years ago. It took a Centre for Multicultural Youth program to help the Broadmeadows 25-year-old to finally feel at home. Read more: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/north-west/shout-out-youth-program-helps-broadmeadows-sudanese-migrant-connect-with-community/story-fnrvvn43-1227271482249

A young Sri Lankan asylum seeker who fled violence, death threats and crime syndicates at home is carving out a new life for himself on Melbourne’s cricket grounds. Maleesh De Silva arrived in Australia in November 2012 and spent 18…

CRICKET has given asylum seeker Maleesh De Silva a vital release from the harsh realities of his life. Now living in Glenroy, Mr De Silva fled Sri Lanka to escape violence and death threats in 2012, and has donned Pascoe Vale…