This guide explains the most common challenges that refugees often face in settling in Australia.
Refugees in Australia
Status Resolution Support Services (SRSS)
Status Resolution Support Services (SRSS) is the program that supports vulnerable migrants who are waiting for the government's decision on a visa application, including people seeking asylum.
Australia’s offshore processing regime: The facts
What is offshore processing? Why does Australia use the policy of offshore processing? How has the policy of offshore processing caused harm?
Australia’s detention policies
Why does Australia detain refugees and people seeking asylum? Why are Australia's detention policies some of the harshest in the world?
How Australia determines if a person is a refugee
How does Australia determine if a person is a refugee? We explain the refugee status determination procedures in Australia.
How do refugees come to Australia under its Refugee and Humanitarian Program?
This guide explains how Australia resettles refugees from overseas under its Refugee and Humanitarian Program, including how decisions are made, the streams of the Program, and who applies and is granted a visa.
Economic migrants or refugees?
How many refugees who come by boat have been found by refugees? Find out in this analysis.
People who come by boat
Why do people seeking asylum come by boat? This explains the facts of people coming by boat and boat arrivals in Australia.
Durable solutions
What are durable solutions? There are three durable solutions for refugees around the world – voluntary repatriation, local integration or resettlement.
Identity documents for refugees
Why do refugees and people seeking asylum find it difficult to prove their identity? What challenges do they face with their identity in Australia?
