On 16 November the Refugee Council of Australia wrote to the Ministers for Home Affairs and Immigration, expressing concern about the Migration Amendment (Bridging Visa Conditions) Bill 2023. We are particularly...
Publications
Launch of Australian Refugee Welcome University Sponsorship Consortium
Old Parliament House, Canberra – 6 November 2023 Speech by Paul Power, CEO, Refugee Council of Australia Thank you, Professor Parry, for your welcome and for the invitation to speak today. I also begin by acknowledging...
Our Letter to the Prime Minister regarding the forced expulsion of Afghan refugees from Pakistan
On Friday, 3 November 2023, our CEO Paul Power wrote to the Prime Minister and Foreign Minister, to draw attention to the situation of Afghan refugees who are living in Pakistan and facing imminent deportation and to...
Our Letter to the Prime Minister regarding the Israel and Gaza Crisis
On Friday, 20 October 2023, our CEO Paul Power wrote to the Prime Minister, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Immigration, to express our distress about the situation in Israel and Gaza, and ask that the...
Letter to Minister for Immigration on Reform of Protection Visa Process
On 6 October 2023, CEO of the Refugee Council of Australia, Paul Power, wrote to Hon Andrew Giles MP, Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and Multicultural Affairs on the announcement to address delays in the onshore...
Implementing the Refugee Participation Pledge
October 2023 In 2019, the Refugee Council of Australia (RCOA) was one of 29 signatories to the Refugee Participation Pledge, an initiative led by the Global Refugee-led Network and launched at the first Global Refugee...
Is Australia’s response to refugees generous? An analysis of UNHCR Global Trends statistics from 2013 to 2022
This Refugee Council of Australia (RCOA) briefing looks at 10 years of statistics released by the UN refugee agency UNHCR, noting changes in the numbers of refugees and people seeking asylum between 2013 and 2022 and...
Refugee resettlement dialogue to be led by Australia
In this report of the Annual Tripartite Consultations on Resettlement (ATCR), UN refugee agency UNHCR pleaded with resettlement states not to forget refugees in protracted situations across Africa, the Middle East and...
Joint Submission on the Review of the Migration Amendment (Clarifying International Obligations for Removal) Act 2021
This submission is jointly made with: Amnesty International Australia Asylum Seeker Resource Centre Australian Lawyers for Human Rights Human Rights Law Centre Refugee Advice and Casework Service (RACS) Refugee Council...
Opportunities for global leadership: Australia’s role in refugee resettlement and protection
In May 2023, RCOA made a submission to the Department of Home Affairs consultation on the Refugee and Humanitarian Program. Having provided detailed feedback to the Australian Government on directions for the Refugee...
