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Telling the stories that matter - with empathy, insight and purpose
Telling the stories that matter - with empathy, insight and purpose
Issues around migrants and refugees can be divisive and the negative rhetoric can ramp up as elections approach. Often, groups or parties weaponise these issues to achieve their political goals and it can be difficult to counter the emotive, negative and often false narratives that emerge. Refugee advocate and community development expert Maria Tsopanis says […]
The deadly clashes on Manus Island last week flared after asylum seekers realised the Australian government was ”lying to them” about plans to resettle them in Papua New Guinea, a migration agent who worked on the island has said. Read…
A new exhibition celebrates the contributions of migrant and refugee women to Australian art and culture. The Transience exhibition – at Footscray Community Arts Centre from March 1 to 16 – explores the impact of displacement and resettlement on women’s art and…
The death of an Iranian asylum seeker at the Manus Island detention centre in PNG has sparked demonstrations across Australia. The young man died during unrest at the centre, in circumstances that are yet to be publicly revealed. Read more: http://www.sbs.com.au/podcasts/naca/radionews/episode/319796/Rallies-across-Australia-over-Manus-death
Papua New Guinea locals employed by security guards at the Manus Island detention centre attacked asylum seekers with machetes, knives and rocks, an interpreter employed by the Australian Immigration Department has claimed. Azita Bokan alleges asylum seekers used plastic chairs…
A government inquiry will be launched as serious questions have been raised about Australia’s responsibility to asylum seekers held in offshore detention centres after violent clashes on Manus Island left one Iranian asylum seeker dead, another shot and scores of…
A free education kit, explaining Australian law to new arrivals and designed for use in the Adult Migrant English Program, has been updated and reprinted. The content in the 2014 edition is similar to the last edition but the referral…
A free education kit, explaining Australian law to new arrivals and designed for use in the Adult Migrant English Program, has been updated and reprinted. The content in the 2014 edition is similar to the last edition but the referral…
Health experts have warned that under-immunisation in refugee and migrant communities could create epidemics of diseases thought to be eradicated in Australia. University of New South Wales Professor of Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Raina MacIntyre, said outbreaks of vaccine-preventable disease across…
An innovative new program is succeeding in getting newly arrived skilled migrants into jobs that fit their qualifications or experience, according to new research. A review of the effectiveness of the Skilled Professional Migrants Program (SPMP) – which aims to…
On one level they may not have much to sing about, but for Melbourne’s newest and most unlikely choir it’s all about the experience of coming together and enjoying music. Choirmaster and founder of the Choir of Hard Knocks Dr…
A volunteer tutor and the odd episode of TV show Rachael Ray helped boost one Kazakhstan migrant’s confidence with English. The life of Glenfield woman Hope Borovikova has changed since she was taught by an English Language Partners North Shore…
Businesses across the globe are increasingly becoming aware the financial and other benefits of adopting multicultural policies and embracing cultural diversity, according to a raft of new research reports and positioning papers. The research says multiculturalism in the workplace can…