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...
Submissions
The Refugee Council of Australia makes many submissions to key parliamentary and independent inquiries and reviews during the year, on issues affecting refugees in Australia.
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...
Submission to the Attorney-General’s Administrative Review Reform
The Refugee Council of Australia (RCOA) and our members welcome the establishment of a new administrative review system. For many years, we have highlighted ongoing concerns with the current Administrative Appeals...
Submission on the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Protecting Worker Entitlements) Bill 2023
The Refugee Council of Australia made a submission to the Senate Standing Committees on Education And Employment concerning the Fair Work Legislation Amendment (Protecting Worker Entitlements) Bill 2023. RCOA welcomes...
Submission to the ‘Migration, Pathway to Nation Building’ Inquiry
The Refugee Council of Australia’s made a submission to the Joint Standing Committee on Migration’s inquiry into Migration, Pathway to Nation Building. Australia has welcomed 950,000 refugees and...
Submission to the review of the Workforce Australia employment services system
Since the Refugee Council of Australia began its work in 1981, we have consistently seen and documented how refugees who come to Australia and seek protection or who are resettled, are strongly motivated to rebuild...
Submission on the Migration Amendment (Evacuation To Safety) Bill 2023
The Refugee Council urges Federal Parliamentarians to support this Bill to evacuate people held in offshore processing to safety while they wait for a durable solution. This Bill sets out a constructive option...
UN Committee Against Torture notes concerns about Australia’s refugee policies
RCOA has urged the Australian Government to act on a new United Nations Committee Against Torture report which highlights breaches of international law in Australia’s treatment of refugees. RCOA, together with the...
Submission to the ‘Migration System for Australia’s Future’ Discussion Paper
The Refugee Council of Australia (RCOA), the national peak body for refugees and people seeking asylum and the organisations and individuals who work with and support them, welcomes the Government’s acknowledgement of...
Joint submission on complementary pathways for refugees and the future of Australia’s migration system
This joint submission in response to the Migration system for Australia’s future discussion paper was drafted and endorsed by a coalition of organisations committed to extending access to safe and durable migration...
