The responses to Senate Questions on Notice after the 2020-21 Additional Estimates round were published on 7 May 2021. We analysed the questions put to the Department of Home Affairs and are working to incorporate the...
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Timeline of refugees and Australia
This timeline sets out Australia's history of refugee policy and key events in Australia's treatment of refugees.
Less than one third of refugees in Australia’s humanitarian program are resettled from UNHCR
New documents obtained by the Refugee Council of Australia through freedom of information (FOI) show that only one third of people in Australia’s Refugee and Humanitarian Program are referred by UNHCR. This increasing...
Global resettlement statistics
Every year, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) publishes statistics on global resettlement. These statistics tell us where refugees are coming from, where they are being resettled to, and the...
How many refugees are there in the world?
How many refugees are there in the world? Where do they come from? Where do they live? Which countries have the least capacity to host refugees?
How generous is Australia’s Refugee Program compared to other countries?
An analysis of UNHCR’s 2018 Global Refugee Statistics Australian political leaders regularly claim that Australia has one of the most generous refugee responses in the world. But what do UNHCR’s official statistics for...
The Community Support Program
The Community Proposal Pilot is a small program, begun in 2013, that makes it possible for people in Australia to support a person in humanitarian need to come to Australia.
Family separation and family reunion for refugees: The issues
What are the issues for refugee families in Australia when they are separated from their families? What are the policies in Australia on family reunion?
Refugees in Australia: a quick guide
This is a quick guide for people who want to understand refugee policy in Australia, and how refugees in Australia are treated.
Refugees and international law
Introduction Refugees have rights and protections under international law. These rights and protections are found in the Refugee Convention and in major international human rights treaties. The main UN organisation that...
