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Media Releases

Recent

11 July 2008	Proust report release a valuable step in dialogue about asylum changes
25 June 2008	Letter to the editor - No plan to give illegal migrants the dole
11 June 2008	NSW launch of Refugee Week: Les Murray AM - a refugee kid who became Australia's face of football
5 June 2008	Refugee Week - June 15-21, 2008: A Place to Call Home
13 May 2008	Ending Temporary Protection: another step in vital reforms
13 May 2008	Controversy highlights need to reform refugee determination system
8 Feb 2008	Closure of Nauru detention centre welcomed

2007

10 Dec 2007	Refugee Council welcomes beginning of the end of the 'Pacific Solution'
2 Oct 2007	Kevin Andrews' comments on African intake undermine refugee program
12 Sept 2007	Decision on 72 asylum seekers on Nauru welcomed
17 August 2007	Refugee Council welcomes closure of Baxter Detention Centre
14 June 2007	Refugee Week marks contribution of young refugees
9 May 2007	Refugee Council response to 2007-08 Federal Budget
9 May 2007	Steps towards resettling asylum seekers from Indonesia welcomed
18 Apr 2007	Asylum swap with US denies Australia's regional obligations
28 Mar 2007	Denial of legal help on Nauru increases chance of people being returned to persecution
15 Mar 2007	Nauru decision another sorry chapter in Australia's treatment of asylum seekers
26 Feb 2007	RCOA's key concerns about Sri Lankan asylum seekers on Christmas Island
24 Feb 2007	Call for fair hearing for Sri Lankan asylum seekers
5 Feb 2007	RCOA seeks Government assurance on African refugee resettlement
17 Jan 2007	RCOA welcomes Tamworth Council's review of decision on refugee resettlement

2006

15 Dec 2006	Call for Tamworth Council to reconsider rejection of refugee resettlement
7 Dec 2006	RCOA condemns Pauline Hanson's cowardly attacks on African Australians
6 Dec 2006	Commonwealth Ombudsman's reports on wrongful detention welcomed
17 Oct 2006	Refugee Week begins
16 Oct 2006	RCOA welcomes Labor Party's review of Temporary Protection Visa policy
14 Aug 2006	RCOA welcomes withdrawal of Migration Bill
10 Aug 2006	Parliamentary vote on Migration Bill diminishes Australia's reputation
8 Aug 2006	RCOA urges inquiry into deaths of failed asylum seekers
14 June 2006	Senate committee's rejection of Migration Bill welcomed
29 May 2006	Call to reactivate Safe Haven visa for East Timorese
21 Apr 2006	RCOA appoints new CEO
18 Apr 2006	Further concern that Federal Government is flouting Refugee Convention to appease Indonesia
13 Apr 2006	Letter to the Editor - Australia must maintain its commitment to protecting rights of vulnerable
11 Apr 2006	Concern that Federal Government's current review of Australia's refugee obligations will breach 1951 Refugee Convention
30 Mar 2006	Commonwealth Ombudsman recommends the release of 'Mr X', the longest serving detainee
1 Feb 2006	Concerning PKK listing as a terrorist organisation
24 Jan 2006	Concerning Arrival of West Papuans
5 Jan 2006	Call for Justice for Asylum Seekers in Cairo

2005

15 Jul 2005	Refugee Council of Australia calls for a judicial inquiry into immigration detention and removals
20/22 Jun 2005	June Detention Reforms
6 Jun 2005	Refugee Council of Australia calls on all political parties to support detention bills
23 Mar 2005	Refugee Council responds to creation of new visa class for detainees

2004

13 Jul 2004	Announcement Welcome But Fails To Address Fundamental Problems Of TPVs
13 May 2004	Child Friendly Government? RCOA Response to HREOC Report: “A Last Resort?”
12 May 2004	Refugee Council welcomes committment to refugee settlement in Federal Budget
23 Mar 2004	RCOA Welcomes Increase in Refugee Numbers
12 Mar 2004	Call for Increase in Size of Humanitarian Program
23 Jan 2004	ALP Policy on TPVs: A step in the Right Direction

2003

14 Nov 2003	Refugee Council Decries: 'This is not the Australian Way'
6 Nov 2003	Council Laments Disproportionate Excision Policy
20 Mar 2003	Commitment of Troops to Iraq
12 Mar 2003	Forced Return of Iranian Asylum Seekers
5 Mar 2003	RCOA Supports East Timorese Bill
19 Dec 2002	Trying to Defend the Indefensible

2002

3 Dec 2002	RCOA Welcomes ALP Refugee Policy Initatives
8 Aug 2002	Call for a Judical Inquiry into the Operation of the Refugee Review Tribunal
1 Aug 2002	Government Unwise to Ignore UN Refugee Report
22 Jul 2002	A Case Study of Australia's Committment to Families
19 Jun 2002	Council's Declare Themselves Refugee Welcome Zones
7 May 2002	Australia Cuts Back its Committment to UNHCR
13 Mar 2002	Joint Statement by Medicins Sans Frontieres and RCOA: Repatriation to Afghanistan would be Inhumane
14 Feb 2002	Representing Asylum Seekers Honestly
7 Jan 2002	Its Too Early to Send Afghans Back

2001

24 Sep 2001	Asylum Seekers used for Election Gain
19 Sep 2001	Refugee Council Asks for Empathy with All Victims of Persecution
10 Sep 2001	Refugee Council Denounces latest Knee-Jerk Proposals
30 Aug 2001	Joint Statement by the Norwegian Refugee Council and the Refugee Council of Australia
28 Aug 2001	Australia Turns its Back on those in Need- Again!
14 Aug 2001	Time for Alternatives
13 Aug 2001	Minister's Legislative Amendments Threaten Refugee Protection
20 Jun 2001	MP and Ruddock leave out Relevant Facts on Refugees
30 Mar 2001	Anti-Human Rights Bill must be Defeated

2000

22 Nov 2000	Joint NGO statement: Asylum seeker children
31 Jul 2000	Criticisms of Australia's Mandatory Detention Policy
9 Jun 2000	Protests at Woomera Detention Centre
13 Apr 2000	Return of Kosovars
5 Apr 2000	Savage Cut to Humanitarian Program
25 Feb 2000	No Justification to Stop Processing of Humanitarian Program

Earlier material available from the Council.

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