The government has transferred a group of asylum seekers from the Curtin Detention Centre in Western Australia to Nauru. Read more: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-08-02/tamil-asylum-seekers-moved-to-nauru/5644238

For Erminio Yap and Htun Htun, students from AMES West Hub, getting up at 5.30am was just the start of their challenging day during work experience at the Accor operated Swanston Grand Mercure Hotel in Melbourne. Erminio, 19, from East Timor,…

The Australian Football League today launched the 2014 AFL Multicultural Round at the Many Cultures One, Game breakfast held in Melbourne at MAIÀ. Round 18 of the Toyota AFL Premiership season will celebrate ‘Many Cultures, One Game’, highlighting the contribution…

A survey of new migrants in Melbourne indicates generally positive attitudes towards life in Australia. Read more: http://www.sbs.com.au/podcasts/naca/radionews/episode/349698/New-migrant-perceptions-of-Australia-generally-positive 

The asylum seekers have been detained on the high seas, outside of Australia’s migration zone, since their boat was intercepted on its way from India on July 7. Stephen Donaghue QC, representing the government, says the Commonwealth has no plans…

Melbourne’s south-east has become home to a thriving community of Hazaras, enjoying a haven from violent persecution in their homelands. But life for these new migrants still has many challenges. Laurie Nowell reports. Read more: http://www.theage.com.au/victoria/the-hazaras-of-dandenong-20140716-3c1gz.html#ixzz37i49GOpg

A group of principals in South Australia want new protocols in place for young asylum seekers attending school while in community detention. It’s been three weeks since two teenage asylum seekers were picked up by immigration officials and sent to…

Peak bodies from business, the union movement and social services have collaborated in developing a proposal to improve job outcomes for disadvantaged people. The Australian Council of Social Service, the Australian Council of Trade Unions and the Business Council of…

A ‘bamboo ceiling’ is preventing Australians with Asian cultural backgrounds from achieving the highest positions of leadership in many public and private organisations, according to Race Discrimination Commissioner Tim Soutphommasane. In a recent speech to the Asian Australian Lawyers Association…

Migrant workers have long been a driving force behind the taxi industry, but a new exhibition shows that cab driving can be more than just a source of income. Read more: http://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/2014/06/30/migrants-driving-force-behind-taxi-industry

Two boatloads of asylum seekers are believed to be aboard Australian vessels off Christmas Island but the Abbott government refused to confirm their existence or comment on whether they would be allowed to set foot on Australian soil. Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/coalition-mum-on-tamil-boat-20140629-3b237.html#ixzz36AwFw4JB

AMES not only provides education and training but also employment opportunities for skilled migrants and refugees from non-English speaking backgrounds. This policy has been borne out signally by the recent employment of more than a dozen graduates of AMES’ Skilled…