Several peace initiatives across Africa have come under strain recently as conflict has broken out and political negotiations have stalled. In the Central African Republic (CAR) there has been a fresh exodus of refugees after several armed militias rejected the…

Human rights are under fire across the globe with civil, political, economic, social and cultural freedoms coming under threat from authoritarian rule and the rise of hate speech, according to UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres. Mr Guterres, speaking at the…

Companies that hire and successfully integrate refugees into their workforces benefit from higher retention rates, better management skills and a wider potential labour pool, a recent publication has revealed. As such, the Migrant Council of Australia (MCA), in conjunction with…

Iranian refugee Hadi Mohammadi has carved out a “dream role” for himself playing and teaching music to residents in care homes in Melbourne’s north. Hadi, who was part of AMES Australia’s ‘Voices Without Borders’ choir, struggled to find work in…

International education contributed a record $34 billion to the Australian economy last year through hosting 690,000 students from overseas, according to Commonwealth Department of Education figures. Minister for Education Dan Tehan said the numbers represented a 15.3 per cent rise…

Ethiopia has passed a historic law giving almost a million refugees the right to work and live outside the nation’s numerous camps. The government of President Mulatu Teshome has been praised by aid agencies for providing refugees with more dignity…

English-speaking migrants in Australia are more likely to become CEOs than those born here, a new study has found. Using census data, researchers from Macquarie University’s Faculty of Business and Economics found that while Australia’s workforce is highly diverse by…

China’s annual Spring Festival migration – the largest mass human movement on the planet – is underway and set to be bigger than ever. Called “Chunyun”, the 40-day annual period when Chinese people head home to celebrate the Lunar New…

From stalled Mexican walls to Brexit chaos, we are seeing across the globe that good policy is not necessarily driven by popular opinion. A recent Australian National University survey shows that just three out of every 10 Australians now believe…

Poverty linked to climate change and the degradation of agriculture is emerging as a major driver of international migration, according to a new report from the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). The total number of international migrants increased from 173…

A special United Nations meeting in Geneva has heard how refugees are making positive contributions to cities across the globe. The meeting seeks to explore the key role that cities and urban areas around the world are increasingly playing in…

The heart-wrenching and inspirational stories of refugees who have found safety and new a life in Australia are told in visceral and compelling detail in a new book published this week. ‘Refugee Stories: In their own words’ has collected the…