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13 April 2020

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This page contains archived submissions made by the Refugee Council of Australia on different issues.

Recognising Australia’s ancient wisdom

Contents Intro20192018201720162015Recognising Australia as home to the world’s oldest continuous living culture is central to the nation achieving its potential as a successful and open multicultural society. Much is...

25 January 2021

Row of country flags outside UN building

News Reports

UN member states challenge Australia’s refugee and asylum policies

Contents Intro20192018201720162015Forty-seven UN member states raised concerns about and recommended changes to the Australian Government’s refugee, asylum and immigration detention policies when Australia’s human...

22 January 2021

News Reports

Homelessness and hunger among people seeking asylum during COVID-19

Contents Intro20192018201720162015In August 2020, the Refugee Council of Australia surveyed charities, asylum support agencies and volunteer groups to understand better the situation that they and their clients are...

14 June 2021

Profiles of three diverse individuals from refugee backgrounds with accompanying text Hear my words. Feel my heart. Trust my truth.

Face to Face

Face to Face refugee speaker program

Contents Intro20192018201720162015 One story can change everything. And it’s critical that we change the way our country thinks about refugees and people seeking asylum. That’s why our Face to Face program...

24 January 2023

Letters

Joint letter on Australia’s OPCAT compliance – civil society recommendations in relation to immigration detention

Contents Intro20192018201720162015On 23 January 2023, the Refugee Council of Australia joined a number of other civil society organisations in writing to the Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and...

24 January 2023

Back of woman in colourful garb holding young boy

Media News

RCOA clarifies media misinterpretations of submission concerning Australia’s migration system

Contents Intro20192018201720162015The Refugee Council of Australia (RCOA) refutes claims that our recent submission reviewing Australia’s Migration System said “the backlogs facilitated spurious applications for...

19 January 2023

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Recognising Australia’s ancient wisdom

UN member states challenge Australia’s refugee and asylum policies

Homelessness and hunger among people seeking asylum during COVID-19

Face to Face refugee speaker program

Joint letter on Australia’s OPCAT compliance – civil society recommendations in relation to immigration detention

RCOA clarifies media misinterpretations of submission concerning Australia’s migration system

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