Immigration Minister Scott Morrison has signalled that Australia is about to cut a deal with Cambodia to resettle refugees held in Nauru. His comments come after Nauru and Papua New Guinea determined the refugee status of some asylum seekers sent…

The Federation of Ethnic Communities’ Councils of Australia (FECCA) is today joining global celebrations of the World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, promoting the campaign message of “do one thing for diversity and inclusion”. Read more: http://www.fecca.org.au/news/mediareleases/item/554-fecca-celebrates-the-world-day-for-cultural-diversity

Refugee families are being offered tours of the Royal Children’s Hospital to introduce them to the hospital’s services and layout. The Special Settlement Tours, part of the AMES Settlement Orientation Program, began this week with several family groups visiting the…

Tony Abbott is the most famous Australian among new arrivals to the country and the Kangaroo is the nation’s most recognisable symbol, a new survey has found. Around 35 per cent of respondents to a survey of newly arrived migrants…

Liberal frontbencher Malcolm Turnbull says his government’s border policies comply with international law but they are harsh and some would say cruel. In an interview with the BBC’s HARDtalk overnight, Minister Turnbull said the measures are needed to end the people smuggling…

Ground-breaking new anthropological research has shed light on what has driven humanity’s amazing cultural diversity. Genetically, humans are the most homogenous species on the planet, yet we have different religions, marriage systems, languages, and dances. “Humans are a very young…

Asylum seekers in Australian detention centres are held for an average of more than nine months, far longer than international standards. The average time asylum seekers are detained is 275 days – almost four times longer than the average 72…

Refugees who are resettled in Cambodia by the Australian government will be unlikely to gain employment rights, get an education or be given permanent residency, according to a peak international development body. Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/development-bodys-concern-for-refugees-resettled-in-cambodia-20140430-zr1v8.html#ixzz30QHi6Cqu

A ground-breaking photographic project to capture the rich cultural diversity of Australia’s public housing estates has been launched in Melbourne. Photographer Abdullahi Ibrahim and a collaborator have begun photographing people living in public housing – starting in suburban Carlton, where…

In my job as Race Discrimination Commissioner I am often asked how you should respond to an incident of racism. Imagine being at work and overhearing a colleague making a disparaging comment about someone’s racial background. Or imagine being on…

AMES is well placed to help the federal government deliver improved outcomes and efficiencies in the provision of employment and settlement services, the 2014 staff conference has heard. Two key federal government figures – Assistant Minister for Employment Luke Hartsuyker…

Accounting may be removed from the priority list for skilled migrants, the federal Employment Department has indicated. The department says there are now too many unemployable accounting graduates. “Vacancy levels are now at their lowest since the (job index) began…