Staff The Refugee Council of Australia has a small staff, based in our offices in Sydney and Melbourne. Please note that most of our staff work part-time. Chief Executive Officer Paul Power has been Chief Executive...
About us
Annual General Meeting
2018 Annual General Meeting Our agenda for refugee policy reform On Monday 12 November 2018, we held our first national AGM, with Board members in Sydney and video conference hubs in Melbourne and Brisbane. The meeting...
RCOA Impact Report 2017-18
We promote humane and compassionate policies for people seeking safety in Australia and around the globe. While we cannot predict the wars, conflicts and oppressive regimes that will force people to seek asylum, we can...
Former refugee Shukufa Tahiri recognised as one of Australia’s most influential women
Former refugee, and now human rights advocate, Shukufa Tahiri has been recognised as one of Australia’s most influential woman for her tireless work. The Australian Financial Review this week named Ms Tahiri in its...
Who we are
The Refugee Council of Australia (RCOA) is the national umbrella body for refugees and the organisations and individuals who support them. It has more than 200 organisational and over 900 individual members. Formed in...
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Annual consultations on Australia’s Refugee and Humanitarian Program
Every year, the Refugee Council of Australia (RCOA) consults with people across Australia on refugee and asylum policies. We talk to people who have been or are in need of protection, and with those who work with these...
Become a member
Give refugees and people seeking asylum a stronger voice As a small not-for-profit organisation, the Refugee Council of Australia depends on the support of its members and donors to maintain its independent research...
Our organisational members
We have over 190 organisational members, organisations that support and work with refugees and people seeking asylum. You can see the list of our members below alphabetically or use the menu to find organisational...
Collaboration with the sector
As the Refugee Council of Australia is the national umbrella body for organisations working to help people from refugee and asylum seeker backgrounds, one of our roles is to support and facilitate collaboration within...
