This Australia Day, thousands of migrants and refugees will stand proudly and pledge their loyalty to Australia and its people at citizenship ceremonies around the nation. The citizenship pledge is considered to be the most important step in becoming an…

The number of potential volunteers at a West Melbourne centre for asylum seekers has risen by more than 400 per cent. The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) announced that 2068 people have signed up for their February volunteer information session,…

The number of older Australians balancing work and unpaid caring is growing and forcing more people to remain in the workforce for longer, a recent report has found. The report, called A Juggling Act: Older Carers and Paid Work in…

AMES staff, students and partners gathered this week to celebrate the success of the ACCOR Job Ready Refugee Pilot and the AMES Getting Ready for Work program. More than 40 people, including senior Department of Employment staff and the CEOs…

Groups of AMES youth students from Box Hill, Dandenong, Noble Park, Footscray and St Albans have been visiting the Australian Open tennis tournament this week. Despite high temperatures, a group of about 20 students and staff from Dandenong and Box…

THE government is trumpeting a sharp decline in asylum-seekers registering as refugees in Indonesia as an indicator they have all but given up on Australia as a destination. Read more: http://theaustralian.newspaperdirect.com/epaper/showarticle.aspx?&article=defb37da-1a5e-4b21-848b-6fcc57dd0b66&viewmode=2&page=4

On the 6th of December, 14 excited and inspired AMES students were presented with their Certificate I in Vocational Preparation at Holmesglen, Glen Waverley. The students, from four different AMES sites, had just completed the first SEE Trade Taster course…

The numbers of asylum seekers trying to reach Australia on people smugglers’ boats continues to drop as the Abbott Government reportedly considers transferring them to taxpayer-bought boats to send them back to Indonesia. Read more: http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/opinion/lets-put-an-end-to-secrecy-on-the-high-seas/story-fni0ffsx-1226797670976

The Fremantle Multicultural Centre is using its driver education program to help refugees and migrants get a step up in their new lives in Australia. Read more: http://fremantle.inmycommunity.com.au/news-and-views/local-news/Getting-in-the-drivers-seat/7654916/

More than six million people living in Australia were not born here, new migration figures have revealed – with Western Australia having the highest proportion of migrants. The Australian Bureau of Statistics reveals that in June 2013 Australia’s population included…

Former governor-general William Deane has called on Australians to have more understanding and compassion for asylum seekers who risk their lives to come to Australia. In a short address at Parliament House on Tuesday, Sir William told the story of…

The British government is launching a crackdown on what it calls “benefit tourism”. From January 1 migrants from the European Union will be banned from claiming unemployment handouts until three months after arrival. Prime Minister David Cameron said the move,…