It is a quirk of history and the almost diametrical reverse of the current influx of refugees into Europe – but a new study has retold the almost forgotten story of an exodus of European refugees seeking safe havens in…

More than 200 newly arrived migrants and refugees were introduced to AFL football through the AMES Australia Cup ‘Game On!’ event today. AFL stars from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds Jason Johannisen and Lin Jong were on hand to…

As a boy living amid the chaos and violence of the Iraqi war and then as stateless refugee languishing in Jordan one thing kept Sarmad Rubaye hopeful of a better future. Sarmad’s passion for soccer was his saviour as life…

Australia’s bipartisan approach to migration and refugee settlement was on show at this month’s Settlement Council of Australia (SCOA) triennial conference with representatives from both major parties extolling the virtues of diversity and multiculturalism. Turnbull Government minister for multicultural affairs,…

A British Lord who was part of the ‘kindertransport’ rescue mission in World War II which saw thousands of predominately Jewish children saved from Nazi death camps in Eastern Europe is leading a campaign to help the current wave of…

Like many things in life and politics, the 2016-17 Federal Budget brings both good news and bad news for migrants, refugees and people from culturally diverse backgrounds. Treasurer Scott Morrison’s first budget has earmarked $10.9 million over three years for…

From Guatemalan boy band superstar to pursuing his dream of being a traffic controller, Fher Estrada is the leader of the path less travelled. Sitting in a small Melbourne classroom of a professional migrant program after arriving in Australia two…

The number on international migrants globally has reached a record high, south-south migration flows are growing and almost a fifth of migrants live in the world’s top 20 largest cities, according to a snapshot of migration trends released this week…

The list of Gold Logie candidates revealed this week is the most culturally diverse in the 58-year history of Australia’s television awards. In a departure from the all-white nominee lists of previous years, SBS newsreader Lee Lin Chin and The Project’s Waleed Aly are up…

Bilingual speakers often switch between languages mid-sentence with apparent ease, despite many studies suggesting language-switching should slow them down. But new research suggests that consistency may allow bilingual speakers to avoid the issues that come with switching between languages, essentially…

A new publication, the ‘Atlas of Environmental Migration’, brings together for the first time, existing knowledge, research and country-level case studies exploring the links between migration, environment and climate change. Produced by International Organisation for Migration (IOM) and the Paris…

Last month marks one hundred years since the beginning of one of the largest and most rapid mass internal movements in history, when six million African-Americans began to move north within their own country in an effort to seek safety.…