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Telling the stories that matter - with empathy, insight and purpose
Telling the stories that matter - with empathy, insight and purpose
A new book argues that migration has been essential to the survival of the human species. Oxford University academic Professor Ian Goldin argues that migration has always been part of the human condition and that people have always migrated to survive. In his new book, ‘The Shortest History of Migration: When, Why, and How Humans […]
Nine Iraqi families have finally reached safety in Australia after living precarious and fearful lives in their homeland over the past four years. The families are those of interpreters who worked with the Australian Defence Force when it was deployed…
With about eighty different nationalities present in the community, Mildura has quietly become one of Australia’s most multicultural regional cities. Founded by American irrigators and populated by successive waves of Greeks, Italians, Turks and Croatians before and just after WWII,…
The barbarism of the Russian invasion of their homeland has shocked Ukrainians but deepened their resolve to fight for their nation’s survival. This is the message brought by a Ukrainian parliamentary delegation visiting Australia this month. Delegation leader Galyna Mykhailiuk,…
New York will open a new facility to welcome migrants and create a new agency to coordinate efforts to deal with the arrival of thousands of asylum seekers, New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced the 24-hour centre after more…
Inequality in Australia has the potential to drive down social cohesion bringing with it the risk of adverse relations between groups, including immigrants and ethnic minorities, new research claims. The latest Scanlon Institute Social Cohesion Insight on ‘Inequality and the…
Melbourne-born A-list actress Cate Blanchett has used her recent BAFTA win to promote solidarity with refugees. Appearing at the British Academy of Film and Television Awards, where she accepted the award for best actress, Ms Blanchett said she has often…
As the world marks a year since Ukraine was illegally invaded by Russia, Ukrainians at home and in exile across the world are quietly confident they will ultimately prevail. Despite least 6,919 civilians being killed, 11,000 wounded and the creation…
Social media and instant messaging applications are being used by people smugglers to promote and provide their illegal services, according to a new study. The research found that digital technology has made it easier for migrant smugglers to exchange money,…
The International Organisation for Migration’s ‘Missing Migrants Project’ has reported at least 321 deaths and disappearances of migrants in the Caribbean in 2022 – the highest number recorded since the project started in 2014. And the figure is a drastic…
Australia’s Attorney General Mark Dreyfus has foreshadowed sweeping reforms to Australia’s asylum laws and arrangements in coming months. In an interview with The Saturday Paper, Mr Dreyfus said that it was “unthinkable” that Australia should continue the decade-long regime that…
The US Government has announced a new initiative to allow groups of private citizens to sponsor refugees from around the world to live in America, Called the ‘Welcome Corps’, the program has been hailed by US Secretary of State Antony…
Humanitarian agencies and experts have aired concerns that the overwhelming attention on Ukraine is draining resources from other crises around the globe which already face funding shortfalls. Also, they say the war in Ukraine and sanctions on Russia have fuelled…