Refugee Council of Australia: Supporting refugees people seeking asylum

COVID-19 Response

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No Child Left Behind – Add your Name!

There are currently around 16,000 children in families seeking protection in Australia. Many people seeking asylum have lost their jobs as a result of COVID-19, as they often work in the service sectors worst affected...

21 July 2020

Nobody Left Behind

We are experiencing an unprecedented global crisis that affects us all. The Morrison government has responded decisively yet it has left behind almost 1.1million temporary visa holders including hundreds of thousands of...

9 July 2020

What we do

Working with refugee communities and advocates

14 August 2019

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Connecting communities, organisations and individuals

4 July 2020

Cutting-edge policy and research

4 July 2020

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Changing policies and attitudes

4 July 2020

What's new

Media News

State Premiers warned to prepare to support 500 refugees being abandoned by Federal Government

The Refugee Council of Australia (RCOA) has written to five State Premiers to warn them to prepare for the Federal Government’s latest move to strip financial assistance from more than 500 refugees and people seeking...

24 September 2020

News

Your Voice – Supporter Newsletter (September 2020)

16 September 2020

Take action News

#YearOfWelcome: September action

We are nearing the end of the 2020. What a year it has been. None of us could have foreseen the chaos and turbulence that has shaken our world. At the Refugee Council of Australia, 2020 has marked a period of...

16 September 2020