The Australian government expanded its abusive refugee and migrant policies in 2025, Human Rights Watch said today in its World Report 2026. Despite 2025 election pledges to uphold international ...

Last week, the Australian government struck a A$400 million (US$260 million) deal with Nauru to deport 280 people to the small Pacific island nation. It is also proposing new legislation to strip ...

Migration has always been an integral part of humanity’s history and success. As of last year, more than 300 million people had legally relocated in search of greater opportunity—as migrants—or to ...

The damage inflicted by ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred on Queensland and northern New South Wales has been extensive. Several areas have had infrastructure badly damaged, and many homes have been ...

Misinformation is a significant threat to our society. It undermines public discussion, erodes social cohesion, leads to bad policy and weakens democracy. Misinformation on refugee and migrant issues ...

Having never had exposure to open water, putting to sea was "not the most pleasant" of ordeals for Ramzi Hussaini, recalling the boat journey from South-East Asia to Australia more than a decade ago.

Mixed movements (or mixed migration) refers to flows of people travelling together, generally in an irregular manner, over the same routes and using the same means of transport, but for different ...

Labels such as "refugee," "migrant," and "asylum seeker" are often temporary and do not reflect the full identity of individuals who have left their homes to begin a new life elsewhere. These terms ...

Pope Leo XIV urged the public to see migrants and refugees as “messengers of hope” on Friday, as the Trump administration focuses on mass deportation efforts in the pontiff’s former home country. In a ...