White House invite for arrested Texas schoolboy
A 14-year-old schoolboy, who was arrested when his homemade clock was mistaken for a bomb, has been invited to the White House.
DetailsViolent clashes at Serbia-Hungary border
Hungarian police have launched tear gas and water cannons at asylum seekers attempting to cross the border from Serbia.
DetailsWorld in brief – First Australian air strikes in Syria
Defence Minister Kevin Andrews has confirmed Australian fighter jets have carried out their first air strikes against Islamic State strongholds in Syria.
DetailsNews in brief – Egyptian security kill 12 tourists
Egyptian police and military have accidentally killed 12 people, including Mexican tourists.
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Special migration report: Rabecca Ditt
“Where we were living was like a war zone … it’s been happening for generations and that hasn’t stopped yet, it just keeps going.” Rabecca Ditt was only a few months’ old when her family first had to escape the dangers of war. Born in South Sudan, Miss Ditt, her mother and brother had to…
DetailsSpecial migration report: Daniel Alexander Silver
“Sao Paulo is hard to explain because it’s not like a dangerous place but it’s not like a safe place either. At any moment anything could happen with you; you could be kidnapped … I wasn’t happy there.” Daniel Alexander Silver immigrated from Sao Paulo, Brazil, six years ago with the dream of escaping mayhem…
DetailsSpecial migration report: Jean Paul Nani
“Life was hard (in Uganda) but Australian life is better because you get more freedom.” Congo and Uganda are just two countries within central Africa that are subject to war, employment scarcity, below average wages and a range of socio-economic issues. Having been born in Congo, Jean Paul Nani, 20, knows this all too well.…
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Special migration report: Hatim Hussain
“My dad really wanted me to go abroad and study … It was his dream to send me overseas and get a good start.” At the young age of 18 Hatim Hussain decided to leave the comfort of his home and family in Pakistan for a better life in Australia. Twelve years later, with a business…
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Special migration report: Liza Palomata
“It’s not easy to apply for a job. We had to start from the bottom, we struggled a lot.” Liza Palomata and her husband Ding Dong had never left their home country of the Philippines until they moved to Kuwait in 1995. Their decision was motivated by a sense of adventure, but more so due…
DetailsSpecial migration report: Teklemariam Mengistu
“I came here looking for peace … I’m happy with everything.” Teklemariam Mengistu would have been forced to fight in the Eritrean army if he and his family had not migrated from the North East African country to Australia in July 2013. Compulsory conscription in Eritrea was introduced in 1955 for both males and females.…
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