Understanding what advocacy is and how it is achieved can help you support the issues you care about. So what is advocacy? An advocate is someone who identifies issues that affect people’s lives and supports...
Refugee information
Engaging with UN human rights procedures: A guide for refugee diaspora communities
It is common for refugee diaspora communities to encounter human rights issues when fleeing their countries of origin, however, it is often difficult for these communities and individuals to bring attention to those...
SRSS payments factsheet
This factsheet provides information for people who may be eligible to receive Status Resolution Support Services (SRSS) payments. The SRSS program provides support to people seeking asylum while their visa applications...
Tell me more: questions and answers about changes to SRSS
This answers common questions about the changes to the income supports people seeking asylum face.
Understand what you should expect from a migration agent
You should read this guide before you use a migration agent. It is available in many languages.
Scholarships for people seeking asylum and refugees on temporary visas
As part of our Education for All Campaign the Refugee Council has been working with universities to provide scholarships to people seeking asylum. Unlike holders of permanent humanitarian visas, people seeking asylum...
Information on resettling in Australia
This page sets out some information about who can apply to come to Australia as a refugee.
My visa is being cancelled
This information is for people whose visas may be cancelled under section 116 or section 501, and for criminal lawyers.
Changes to support services for people seeking asylum (SRSS): What does it mean for me?
You may have heard that there are changes to the program that provides support to people seeking asylum, the Status Resolution Support Services (SRSS) program. While we still don't know a lot about those changes, we...
Information about citizenship
This factsheet provides information about new citizenship laws proposed by the government.
