Women from Indonesia and the Philippines would be able to work as live-in nannies for your Australian families under a radical proposal put before the Productivity Commission. The plan, by the social think tank The Indonesia Institute, would see Asian…

United Nations officials have repeatedly criticised Australia’s refugee policies at a regional conference in Indonesia. The potential resettlement of refugees in Cambodia and policy of turning back boats were both singled out at the two-day conference in Jakarta. Read more: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/apr/23/australias-asylum-policies-repeatedly-criticised-by-un-officials-at-conference?CMP=soc_568

Six years after their first swimming lessons, Karen refugees Soo Hlaing Pethan and Ree Say Kunoo (pictured) have started work as lifeguards at Werribee’s outdoor pool. Since arriving in Wyndham after spending years in a refugee camp on the Thai-Burmese…

The Country Fire Authority (CFA) is a volunteer and community-based fire and emergency service organisation focussed on working together with communities to keep Victorians safe from fire and other emergencies. Statewide, the CFA helps protect 3.3 million Victorians, and more…

AMES has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Royal Children’s Hospital in a move to improve cross cultural support for patients and families. The MOU recognises the growing number of families attending the hospital who do not speak…

Immigration Minister Scott Morrison has defended moving asylum seekers involved in legal action against the federal government from Sydney to remote Western Australia the day before their case is due to be heard in court. A spokesperson for Mr Morrison…

Newly arrived migrants and refugees overwhelmingly find Australia a welcoming place that is relatively free from racism, a new survey has found. Getting stable work and seeing their children educated and prosper are the priorities for new arrivals; and lifestyle…

WHEN Faiza Khursheed moved to Ballarat in 2010 and studied a Master of Commerce at the then University of Ballarat, she hoped to be an accountant. Ms Khursheed had worked in the accounts department at a school in Pakistan and…

With the help of AMES case workers, a group of talented Iranian musicians have formed an exciting new band called New Persia.The formation of the musical ensemble stemmed from Case Manager Rita Leuzzi’s curiosity when she noticed a client in…

The British Government has been accused of suppressing research showing that the effect of immigration on jobs is much smaller than its recent claims. To justify its policy of limiting immigration to “tens of thousands” by 2015, the Conservative government…

Foreign Minister Julie Bishop has faced accusations that Australia’s treatment of asylum seekers is “inhumane and uncivilised” during a hostile BBC interview in London. Ms Bishop is in the United Kingdom for the annual AUKMIN meeting with her British counterpart…

More than a hundred satisfied customers enjoyed a sumptuous five-course repast at fifty-six threads café last weekend as part of the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival. The ‘Sea of Cultures’ event was hailed by all as a great success and congratulations flowed…