The Afghans people surveyed were optimistic and positive about their lives in Australia — and felt welcome in their communities.
- Professor of Social Economics, UTS Business School, University of Technology Sydney
Migrants who’ve settled in regional Australia find jobs, get on with the locals and feel safe. So the government wants to know how to encourage more migrants to move there.
Immigration has featured as an issue in every Australian election since 2001. But the numbers often tell a different story from the political posturing.
The Canadian immigration model shows that giving states and territories a say in immigration policy can help take the pressure off major urban areas.
New research shows that refugees in regional Queensland have found it very easy to make friends and feel safe and comfortable raising children in their communities.
Humanitarian refugees face many barriers to becoming entrepreneurs, but research shows they are disproportionately entrepreneurial.
By abolishing the 457 visa program the government has targeted a fraction of the problem, leaving the bulk of the temporary migrant labour force unchanged.
Unscrupulous employers who exploit migrant labour are posing a large threat to the continued contribution that immigrant workers make to the agricultural industry, a new report reveals.
Public attitudes toward migration are a key driver of political instability and controversy across Europe and North America.
The government’s innovation agenda is heavy on incentives for startups and entrepreneurs.
A Productivity Commission report has called for more effective regulation to minimise the exploitation faced by temporary migrant workers.
Against the odds, a growing group of refugees have managed to succeed in business.
The problem with auctioning immigration places is that it puts the focus on short-term revenue-raising, rather than immigration’s more important medium- to long-term nation-building role.
Immigration is a political hot potato. On the day the OECD published its latest annual survey of global migration, Swiss voters rejected a referendum to reduce annual migration numbers. A few days earlier…
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has named his new cabinet, which features a few familiar names and several others that will be unknown to many Australians. Here are some expert reactions to the new ministry…
The face of Australia is changing - and it starts at our borders. Whereas Australia’s migrant population once hailed largely from a European background - think of the “Ten Pound Pom” in the post-World…
Koreans are Sydney’s most entrepreneurial ethnic group, with the city’s culture and economy standing to benefit if it brands its bustling centres as Little Koreas. The proposal to brand and promote the…
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