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Charities warn they are ‘constantly fire-fighting’ elements of scheme ‘riddled with flaws’ in its first 12 months

Canada and the United States on Friday changed a two-decade-old refugee agreement as part of their attempts to reduce the record influx of asylum seekers entering Canada via unofficial border crossings.

One afternoon in mid-June, I sat with Ethan*, a local islander, at Nauru’s boat harbour. He was speaking about how life had changed in the country since the asylum deal with Australia was agreed. Just a few years before my arrival in 2016, the small Pacific island had once again…

The singer-songwriter says she feels energised by her new arrival, but grateful not to be under the same pressures as previous generations of women

Refugee groups condemn anticipated decision to expand Canada’s ability to reject asylum seekers at the US border.

Rights campaigners condemn ruling military’s plan saying no word on Rohingya’s rights and their safety in Myanmar.

A humanitarian charity said the situation was causing "stress and uncertainty" for Ukrainian refugee families who continue to face uncertainty over where they will live long-term.

Ann Wright set up the group with her daughter and soon started a massive community of people from the North East that wanted to support Ukraine

President Joe Biden correctly reflected the world’s outrage last year when Russia amassed troops on the border with Ukraine then invaded with levels of brutality that included the targeting of schools, refugee encampments and hospitals. Russian President Vladimir Putin now faces arrest for war crimes. Undaunted by U.S. criticism, he…

Refugee Action report calls asylum seeker accommodation ‘racialised segregation and de facto detention’

Muy Keav Ma escaped Cambodia's murderous Khmer Rouge as a child with her family. Australia offered her refuge, and decades on, despite seemingly insurmountable setbacks, she is now a successful mango farmer.