The survey will document challenges faced by international students, backpackers, refugees and other temporary migrants who did not receive federal government support. It asks about work, housing, financial insecurity, health, safety and discrimination. The multiple...

ISANA has been privileged to support CISA since it formed on the 7 July 2010. To see how CISA members and the Executive Teams have progressed in their chosen careers both within and outside of Australia, has been amazing. And to hear of the ongoing commitment and from...

Please see below some new information that has just been sent to us by the Office of the Migration Agent Registration Authority (OMARA). Anyone who needs immigration assistance should first check the online register of Registered Migration Agents (RMAs)...

International Students and Wage Theft in Australia Report. The report draws on the Information for Impact survey of over 5,000 international students in Australia, supported by StudyNSW. It reveals that the majority are experiencing serious wage theft. Key findings...

The Australian Government is currently running an information campaign to support and inform multicultural communities in response to an increase in reports of racist behaviour targeting people of Asian appearance in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic. As part of...

    The COVIDSafe app will be updated to operate in five additional languages to help more Australian residents confidently use the app. Minister for Health, Greg Hunt, said the latest update to the app, which will be available to download tomorrow, 3 July,...

Please see attached latest multicultural campaign stakeholder pack for 20 June Restrictions form the COVID-19 central comms team. As you know, access to translated information is particularly important for people who are isolated from friends, family and their usual...

  Were you a temporary migrant in Australia on 1 March 2020? Academics at UNSW and UTS are conducting a survey about the wellbeing of temporary migrants in Australia during COVID. The survey takes 12 minutes. It is completely anonymous and your data will be safe...

International students in NSW can now apply for temporary crisis accommodation funded by the NSW Government in partnership with quality student accommodation and homestay providers. The NSW Government is providing a $20 million package for international students who...

DVC-I Question: Under current provisions, if a student studies a 3 year course and completes the first 8 months overseas online but then the next 16 months/92 weeks in Australia, do they qualify for a Temporary Graduate Visa? Home Affairs response: The short answer is...