Islamophobia, social distance and fear of terrorism in Australia. A preliminary report from the University of South Australia

This report will provide interesting reading for Australia's inhabitants. It pinpoints how they feel about their Muslim neighbours.

For people of faith, or those interested in religion,  the statistics on attitudes among faith communities is enlightening but not surprising.

Mapping Refugees and Asylum Seekers - Country of Origin and Country of Destination

REFUGEE AND ASYLUM SEEKER POPULATIONS BY COUNTRY OF ORIGIN AND DESTINATION, 2000-12

By the Migration Policy Institute

The Migration Policy Institute have produced a clickable map showing refugee and asylum seeker populations by country of origin and destination. Data collected is for the period 2000 and 2012.

It works like this:

Based on data from the UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), the map shows countries of origin and destination for two population groups: refugees and asylum seekers. Select a country of origin or destination for refugee or asylum seeker populations. Population bubbles will display over the countries based on estimated population size. The default year for the tool is 2012; by using the slider at the top, the year setting can be changed. Check out a different MPI interactive data tool to examine additional populations of UNHCR concern, including Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs) and Stateless Persons.

UNHCR's Statistical Online Population Database is a work in progress and is updated from time to time; as a result, data in this tool might not always match UNHCR reports. The 2012 data should be considered provisional. For more information on sources, methods, and data considerations in the UNHCR Online Population Database, visit: www.unhcr.org/45c06c662.html.

A useful resource.

View map here: http://goo.gl/MVHdTw

The richest 1% ---- you are likely to be one of them

Do you make $34,000 or more each year? If so, you're the world's richest 1% of people.
— Facts on Internet (@_InternetFacts_) September 2, 2014

The mixed messages of youth employment and unemployment in 2014 Australia

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Darwin is one place where there is a drastic labour shortage, as local workers flock to the new $34bn Ichthys gas project, and as my colleague Helen Davidson reported this week it is also an eligible location under a new government incentive scheme which offers unemployed Australians up to $9,000 to move for work.

Not many have taken up the offer yet, and we probably won’t get the chance to see whether the new hardline welfare policies make a difference to that because the government has just designated Darwin as a special migration area where employers can fill jobs in 19 occupations with foreign workers.

...The above is an extract from a Lenore Taylor article. Read it in its entirety here.

Further reading:

• 457 Visa
• NT's Ichthys project: move to relax 457 visas 'an attack on young unemployed' ----Greens and unions condemn concessions on visa requirements amid labour shortage created by giant gas project 
•  Australian Government - Working in Australia
• Department of Immigration and Border Protection - Designated Areas of Australia  
• Darwin to have a 'designated area migration agreement' to combat skills drain to LNG projects
• Dept of Immigration and Border Protection Submission to the Joint Select Committee on Northern Australia

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