Changing faces: A review of infectious disease screening of refugees by the Migrant Health Unit, Western Australia in 2003 and 2004. To document demographic characteristics and prevalence of infectious diseases in refugees and humanitarian entrants attending the Migrant Health Unit (MHU)... JA Martin...
For refugees, however, formal state citizenship remains a critical and widely shared goal. Drawing on interviews with 51 young people from refugee backgrounds in Melbourne, Australia, this article explores the intersecting themes of mobility and security that were identified by participants as the most...
Some immigrants age 65 and older areeligible to draw Social Security benefitsin the U.S. or to collect those benefits while living abroad; however, many are not. In fact, a Social Security Administration report found that 45.8% of all individuals who fail to qualify for Social Security benefi...
Those who choose to stay in Canada as permanent residents must renew their status with IRCC every five years. This means no more fees or having to submit applications or asking for extensions with Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC). Schedule a Free Canadian Citizenship Consultation...
As a survey by the International Labor Organization found in Tanzania, urban agriculture often helps the weakest members of poorer communities disproportionately, a group that includes the aged, youth, women, migrants, immigrants, refugees, and people in long- term civil crises. The work ...
The world is witnessing the highest level of displacement of people on record. Public discourse often uses labels to describe people on the move such as 'migrants', 'asylum seekers', or 'refugees' interchangeably. A preregistered study in nine countries (Australia, the Czech Republic, Finland,...
Animal therapy has been shown to reduce social isolation, increase well-being and reduce the symptoms of anxiety and depression in general and clinical populations. However, there is a need to understand if and how these benefits apply to refugees. Methods We used open-ended questions presented ...
RefugeesAlternative place of detentionSouth AustraliaUnder pressure from crowded immigration detention centres and an election commitment to remove children from detention, in 2010 the Australian government opened a low security immigration detention facility for families and children in the Adelaide Hills. ...
Urban food-growing spaces can also serve as fertile, meaningful, and safe grounds for refugees to connect to a new country [37]. From humanitarian migrants from Africa in Australia [38] to Chinese immigrants in New Zealand [39], urban agriculture spaces have proved to support a sense of con...
The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Article History Related Topics: diaspora refugee immigration emigration immigration to Australia See all related content The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica This article was most recently revised and updated byPatricia Bauer....