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The Trump administration’s cuts to universities and scientific research, and its ban on Chinese students, could prove a boon for Australian universities. Thousands of scientists in the US have lost their jobs or grants and Australia could benefit from their skills. Australia’s “Global Talent Attraction Program,” announced in April, promises competitive salaries and relocation packages. […]
New figures show the UK’s net migration reached a record 606,000 in 2022 despite Brexit and a decade of successive Conservative government pledging to reduce migration The figures, from Britain’s Office for National Statistics (ONS), showed more people from outside…
Migrant artists feature prominently in a new exhibition that celebrates 150 years of the Victorian Artist’s Society. Among the founders of the society were migrants Louis Buvelot and Hubert de Castella. Swiss-born Buvelot arrived in Melbourne in February 1865 and…
Spain has quietly transformed itself into a major migrant destination and is reaping economic benefits from its innovative and inclusive immigration policies. This is the scenario described in a new report from the Migration Policy Institute which found that Spain…
Local Karen refugees have joined in and helped the community in the town of Nhill, in Victoria’s Mallee district, commemorate Anzac Day. About 30 members of the Karen community turned out to attend the traditional dawn service. And other members…
Australia needs more nuanced language to describe the nation’s diversity, the author of a new report argues. Writing the latest Scanlon Foundation ‘narrative’, researcher Trish Prentice says that labels are useful, but they also present a challenge. “By reducing an…
Migration poses an opportunity to ensure growth and prosperity in both wealthy and low income countries, a new report from the World Bank says. The report says many industrialised countries are facing problems associated with aging and diminished populations as…
The United Nations is deliberating whether to end it operations in Afghanistan as working under the Taliban becomes increasingly difficult. Following the Taliban’s move to ban local women from working for the global body, UN officials are said to be…
The Missing Migrant Project (MMP) has documented 441 migrant deaths in the central Mediterranean in the three months of 2023, the highest on record since 2017. The MMP, a branch of the International Organisation for Migration, says the increasing loss…
The federal government has announced plans to radically reform Australia’s migration system by focusing on maximising skilled migration and cracking down on exploitation in low paid temporary migrant schemes and international student programs. Minister for Home Affairs the Hon. Clare O’Neil…
About half of migrant workers in Australia say they feel unsafe at work and experience discrimination, bullying and verbal abuse, a new survey has found. The report, ‘Insecure by Design: Australia’s migration system and migrant workers’ job market experience’, commissioned…
The Taliban has faced international condemnation over a move to ban women working with United Nations agencies. On 4 April, the Taliban announced that Afghan women would no longer be allowed to report to work at UN agencies, sparking an…
Global freedom has declined for the 17th year in a row with a spate of human rights atrocities across the globe but the struggle for democracy may experiencing change for the better. These are key findings of ‘Freedom in the…