Immigration

Booming Chinese and South Asian migrant communities are keen to engage in Australian democracy but many do not fully understand how politics works in their adopted home country, new research has shown.  

Police in the north of England struggle to hold back a group of far-right activists seeking to break into a hotel believed to be housing asylum seekers, as anti-immigration protests continue to erupt around the UK. 

When Khorsand Yousofzai fled Afghanistan, he left behind a career in professional soccer. He's starting to rebuild his life, but can't find a home for his family in regional NSW.

Tony Burke has been given the responsibility for the Home Affairs and Immigration portfolios. He spoke to 7.30's Sarah Ferguson.

The Beijing-controlled government in Hong Kong is luring mainland Chinese to live in the city to shore up the city's faltering economy.

The Federal Government has introduced a new visa to support migrant workers who have experienced exploitation and have no other way to stay in the country to take on their dodgy employers.

A new visa that was quietly introduced last week is already giving hope to migrant workers who are battling for justice against exploitation, a leading legal advocate says.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's decision to parachute Tony Burke into the troubled home affairs portfolio may be about fixing some of the government's immigration woes, but it leaves unanswered questions over student and skilled visas, says a top migration expert.

Lemon chicken and sweet and sour pork used to be some of Australia's favourite Chinese foods but new crowd-pleasers such as beef noodles and spicy hotpot are changing the food scene.

Buses paid for by the French government took hundreds of migrants and homeless people from the city centre to temporary lodging ahead of the opening ceremony.

Where Trump's unfinished wall ends on Jim's ranch you can simply walk across the border into Mexico. It's the centre of a political battle that will shape the US presidential election.

More than 200km from Adelaide, South Australia's oldest Greek community club celebrates 100 years since their ancestors travelled there for a new life in Australia.

More than 200km from Adelaide, South Australia's oldest Greek community club celebrates 100 years since their ancestors travelled there for a new life in Australia.

Over the last 120 years, Australia's population has become more diverse, increasingly urbanised, older and less likely to have children. That's according to new demographic data issued by the Australian Bureau of Statistics.

The number of refugees being held on Nauru has increased sixfold in six months, even though the centre was empty at one stage last year.

A fortnightly gathering over the past four decades has slowly rolled these former tobacco farmers — once isolated, a world away from their Italian homes — into a family.

A man released by the High Court following the NZYQ decision has been charged with breaching his visa conditions by visiting within 200 metres of a school or childcare centre on eight separate occasions.

Indonesian officials say 44 men who were trying to reach Australia by boat were held and turned back.

Pacific Island workers coming home from Australia say it's a long and complicated process to get their superannuation — and the barriers appear to be stopping many from claiming their money.

A steep hike in visa fees is pushing current and prospective international students to consider other universities outside of Australia.

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has spent years fighting to send asylum seekers to an offshore detention facility. Not only has the plan failed, it's likely to help sweep his government out of office.

An Australian resident of more than four decades is deported to the United Kingdom after his visa was cancelled due to a drug conviction, with a last-minute appeal rejected by the Federal Court.

The ABC's Alan Kohler analyses immigration's impact on housing and the upcoming federal election.

Social enterprises are for-profit businesses that tackle a social problem at the same time as doing their work. They're booming in growth and a new scheme aims to add rigour — so the good work keeps getting done.

Jubin Raju loves studying in Australia but the government plans to put a cap on international students like him and that is not good news for struggling regional universities.