On 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 Multicultural Affairs and the...
Letters
Joint letter to PM on communication about ending temporary protection
Download the letter here 3 November 2022 The Hon Anthony Albanese MP Prime Minister of Australia Parliament House Canberra ACT 2600 Dear Prime Minister, As representatives of the Refugee Council of Australia (RCOA)...
Email to Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations on the Jobs and Skills Summit
On 29 August 2022, Refugee Council of Australia wrote to the Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, Hon Tony Burke MP, outlining eight opportunities arising from humanitarian migration which could be...
Letter to the Treasurer on the need for urgent action to reverse cuts to support for people seeking asylum
On 26 September 2022, the Refugee Council of Australia wrote to the Treasurer, Dr Jim Chalmers MP, about the need to reverse cuts to SRSS support. On 31 October 2022, we received a response from the Director of Status...
Letter to Parliamentarians regarding financial support for SRSS
This letter urges parliamentarians to address the basic needs of people seeking protection by making the SRSS program accessible and available to those who need it most.
NSW Government support for people seeking asylum
On 9 September 2022, the Refugee Council of Australia wrote to the NSW Minister for Seniors and Multiculturalism ask that the NSW Government continue to provide emergency support package over the past two years for...
Letter to the Attorney-General regarding reforming the Administrative Appeals Tribunal
Download the letter here Download the response from Hon Mark Dreyfus QC, MP Dear Attorney-General, We welcome your recent announcements regarding your commitment to reforming the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT)...
Letter to Ministers regarding major errors in PBO costings of ending temporary protection
Download the letter here 21 July 2022 Hon Clare O’Neil MP Minister for Home Affairs Hon Andrew Giles MP Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs Dear Ministers, Re: Major errors in PBO...
Our letter to Prime Minister Anthony Albanese
This letter congratulated Anthony Albanese on his election as Prime Minister and outlined some of the most pressing refugee policies facing his government in our letter below.
Open letter – Urgent action to reinstate the Refugee and Humanitarian Program to previous levels is required immediately
As Australians watch in horror at the escalating humanitarian situation unfolding in Ukraine, we the undersigned organisations, members of Australia’s refugee communities and refugee supporters are calling on the...
