State of the Nation
What's happening to refugees and
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New Refugee Statistics Highlight Need For Greater Australian Support For Africa
New global refugee statistics from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) highlight the need for Australia to increase support to nations in eastern and central Africa, the Refugee Council of Australia (RCOA) says. UNHCR’s 2016 Global Trends…
Submissions to the proposed citizenship changes
Justice for some on Manus but costs of indefinite offshore detention grow and grow
The Australian Government has today agreed to pay $70 million in a class action settlement brought by 1,905 people detained on Manus Island. The settlement today by the Australian Government and private corporations contracted to carry out immigration detention…
Australia’s response to a world in crisis
It has been a dramatic year for refugees in Australia and in the world. Hear the voices and views of hundreds of individuals and organisations from across Australia: people from refugee backgrounds, people seeking asylum and the many brave and committed communities and organisations supporting them.
Total number of
displaced persons
worldwide
(21.3 million Refugees)
2015
Number of refugees
resettled or recognised
in Australia
2015
Proportion of world’s
refugees protected
by Australia in 2015
Country hosting the
most refugees: Turkey
2015
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