The Queensland government’s Olympic legacy strategy aims for a more inclusive community through the power of sports. But more needs to be done to help refugees join in.
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The ‘small claims’ court process is supposed to help workers pursue unpaid wages and entitlements without needing a lawyer. But the system isn’t working for migrants.
The system isn’t working well – and among the biggest losers are state governments themselves.
Chile has the largest population of Palestinians outside of the Middle East, they have set up a series of community institutions including a football team.
New research challenges the conventional wisdom that those who enjoy some form of employment and strong support networks are more inclined to attach themselves to a set geography.
Governmental co-operation is needed to accompany refugees through Canadian systems: from arrival, through education paths and into employment.
Refugees play a key role in Turkish politics. Last month’s electoral shock raises the question of how – or whether – elections can change the situation for displaced people.
Placing migrants who are not criminals in prisons risks serious violations of their human rights and perpetuates narratives about the criminality of immigrants.
The proposed EU asylum and migration reforms focus on securing borders and making it easier to deport people, with little protection for migrants and asylum seekers.
Other labour migrants in New Zealand enjoy rights broadly in line with those experienced by citizens and permanent residents – ‘low-skilled’ workers should too.
More than half a million people made the treacherous crossing in 2023 – far higher than in previous years.
The contours of the Middle East conflict have long influenced Israel’s migrant worker policy.
In more than a dozen countries this year, populist leaders are poised to either take power or consolidate their hold on the opposition. Migrants are the unfortunate target of populist ire.
New research shows that immigrants who arrive in a new country with better mental well-being are more likely to integrate and be successful.
She reveals a range of African experiences: from traders to martial arts champions, visa overstayers to heart surgeons.
The Welsh government has taken steps to ensure that the Welsh language plays a more prominent role in welcoming refugees and migrants.
Elon Musk’s visit to the U.S.-Mexico border played into false tropes that paint asylum seekers as dangerous criminals.
Migrants who cross the treacherous Darien Gap between Panama and Colombia often experience violence and abuse, extortion or detention by migration authorities.
With immigration soaring, warnings about its impact on population distribution, housing and business innovation have gone largely undiscussed during the election campaign.
International students frequently face challenges finding suitable places to live. Instead of blaming them, the government should be helping them.
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Visiting professor, Harvard University
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Associate Director, Refugee Law Lab, York University, Canada
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Associate Professor, Faculty of Arts, Design and Architecture, UNSW
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Research associate, Centre for Refugee Studies, York University, Canada
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Professor of Anthropology, The Ohio State University
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Program Director, Housing and Economic Security, Grattan Institute
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Professor, Sociology, University of Windsor
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Associate Professor of History, Carleton University
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Professor of International Migration and Forced Displacement and Director of the Institute for Research into International Migration and Superdiversity, University of Birmingham
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Associate Professor, Department of Law and Legal Studies, Carleton University
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Professor of International Politics, University of Warwick
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Postdoctoral research fellow University of Barcelona, Universitat de Barcelona
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Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations, Coventry University
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Deputy Program Director, Migration and Labour Markets, Grattan Institute
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Associate Professor, sociology department, University of Toronto