Australia is doing well on a list of countries rated for their human rights records with high comparative levels of quality of life and safety. The Human Rights Measurement Initiative (HRMI) – a global non-profit data analysis organisation based in…

It’s a little-known piece of history that resonates in reverse today as European nations are closing their borders to African migrants. But almost 80-years-ago, Africa provided a refuge for thousands of Europeans fleeing war, persecution and hunger. The seeds of…

In the wake of the Coalition’s federal election victory last month, some aspects of the leadership structure of the community and humanitarian sectors have changed while much has stayed the same. Peter Dutton remains as Minister for Home Affairs. Mr…

The conflict in north-western Syria has flared with Russian-backed Syrian government forces and Turkish-backed rebels engaging in unrestrained fighting that has put hundreds of thousands of civilians in danger. Syrian government and Russian forces are pushing into areas previously controlled…

Population growth, and particularly overseas migration, has been a key driver of Victoria’s economic growth in recent years and the reason the state has outperformed the rest of the country, the 2019-20 Victorian State Budget papers show. Victoria’s Gross State…

In the wake of Brexit and the election of Donald Trump, academics and commentators have been trying to work out what was behind these event. The dominant theory, in a nutshell, is that in the wake of recession and financial…

Large scale global migration is set to increase dramatically in the coming decades bringing with it more political division and risk of conflict, a disturbing new study has found. Researchers at Stanford University, in the US, predict that populations are…

Most Australian voters still believe immigration makes the nation a better place and provides an economic boost, a new poll has found. The Essential Media poll, conducted last week, found 51 per cent of respondents thought immigration was “generally positive”…

More than a century and a half since slavery was abolished in the United States a majority of Americans believe the legacy of slavery continues to have a negative impact on black people’s lives, according to a new survey. More…

The prospects for asylum seekers and migrants in the US took a turn for the worse and the already toxic politics around the issue of migrants plumbed new depths this week when three things happened… A conservative Republican Senator launched…

AMES Students, staff take a stand against hate Hundreds of newly arrived migrants and refugees from more than 30 countries have taken part in a vigil for the victims of the Christchurch terror attacks as part of a Harmony Day…

Young Australians from culturally diverse backgrounds are ambitious and confident, committed to contributing to Australia but feel discriminated against, according to the latest census of multicultural youth in Australia. The Multicultural Youth Australia Report Census Status Report 2017/18 found that…