Refugee jailed for Australia child bride A MYANMAR asylum-seeker was yesterday sentenced to 18 months behind bars for marrying an underage girl in Australia in what is believed to be the nation’s first such prosecution. The man wed the 14-year-old at an Islamic mosque in the Melbourne subu...
acculturation, health, and well-being. Further research is needed using participatory assets mapping to examine the effects of co-produced interventions that harness the assets of diverse refugee groups to improve health and well-being.
High-income countries like Australia play a vital role in resettling refugees from around the world, half of whom are children and adolescents. Informed by an ecological framework, this study examined the post-migration adjustment of refugee children and
Regardless, the number of refugee-background women resettled in Australia via this visa warrants a specific exploration of their experiences within the first few months of settlement. This mixed methods research focused on the role of the women’s social ties, both globally and locally, and ...
“Nauru is the worst place I’ve ever seen for children,” the 12-year old said. Mizba Ahmed Supplied Dozens of children like Mizba have been held for months, or even years, at an Australian-backed refugee processing center on Nauru, a tiny island measuring just 21 square kilometers or...
Martin said they are now subject to the same restrictions that others are facing for medical conditions. “In the past whether you were a refugee or an asylum seeker, because terminations are illegal in Nauru, patients would be taken to Australia to have their terminations,” he said. “That...
“Nauru is the worst place I’ve ever seen for children,” the 12-year old said. Mizba Ahmed Supplied Dozens of children like Mizba have been held for months, or even years, at an Australian-backed refugee processing center on Nauru, a tiny island measuring just 21 square kilometers or...