6 October 2026 The Refugee Council of Australia (RCOA) has expressed disappointment at the Liberal-National Coalition’s announcement that it would halve the refugee intake from the current 20,000 places to 10,000 if...
Changing policies and attitudes
Our aim is to change Australia's refugee policies for the better. We want humane and lawful treatment of refugees and people seeking asylum.
We advocate in many different ways. We advocate to governments and politicians, and to international bodies. By informing and connecting people, we also aim to increase the capacity for advocacy. We partner in and lead campaigns, coalitions and networks.
We are proud to be refugee advocates, but we also want to support refugees to advocate for themselves. We connect refugees with opportunities to do their own advocacy, internationally and nationally, so that decisions are no longer made about them, but with and by them.
Our latest advocacy
Government recycles past failed policy with plan for time limit on asylum claims
11 September 2026 The Albanese Government would be reviving a failed policy abolished by the Rudd Government in 2009 if it reintroduced time limits on claims for refugee protection, the Refugee Council of Australia...
Forced returns, withdrawal of aid and cuts to resettlement leave refugees at greater risk
19 June 2026 Massive cuts to humanitarian aid and refugee resettlement and an alarming increase in forced returns are making life much more difficult and dangerous for the world’s refugees. An analysis of the latest...
















