Migrants

New project provides tertiary education pathways for refugees

ANU Explorer is a new project from the Australian National University aiming to provide pathways for immigrants with refugee and humanitarian backgrounds into tertiary education.  These communities have often felt marginalised by bureaucratic systems and find integrating in Australia difficult.    Image: Image: Students from an earlier program. Supplied by Dr Sean Perera Produced By: …

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Julian Hill on multiculturalism, international students, and cohesion

The Albanese government appointed Julian Hill as the Assistant Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs in July this year. It’s the first time he’s been appointed to a portfolio, and his electorate is in north Melbourne. But with the government’s new cap on international students and migrants, what are the challenges the Assistant Minister face? …

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Skilled Migrant Builders could aid in Housing Crisis

Amidst the current housing crisis, experts suggest Australia should focus on attracting skilled migrant construction workers to aid in the effort of building more homes. Though migration figures have surged to a record high of over 518,000, migrants choosing to work in the construction industry remains low compared to other industries. So what potential reforms …

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