CANBERRA, Australia (UNHCR) - A field of hearts, each containing a personal message in support of refugees, was planted in front of Parliament House in Canberra on World Refugee Day on June 20. The ...

A surge in Vietnamese immigration to Australia after the Vietnam War was the first test for multiculturalism after the White Australia Policy ended. Vietnamese refugees scramble from a sinking boat in ...

A year ago, President Donald Trump told Australia’s prime minister that he didn’t want his refugees, saying they would become terrorists. That was then, this is now. A steady group of refugees from ...

When refugees flee their home country due to war, violence, conflict or persecution, they are often forced to leave behind their families. For more than 30,000 people who have sought asylum in ...

Had the engine not cut out just beyond Indonesian waters, Ali Reza and 60 others aboard the packed boat that launched its way south three months ago might now be safely housed on Australian territory.

Dozens of refugees have left a shuttered Australian camp in Papua New Guinea but hundreds more are refusing to move, detainees said Sunday, as New Zealands leader repeated an offer to resettle some of ...

A hotel in Papua New Guinea is attempting to sue the Australian government for $11 million in unpaid accommodation costs for refugees previously detained on Manus Island. The hotel's case was heard in ...