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Settling in Australia: The challenges

26 December 2019

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Are people who seek asylum by boat illegal?

8 May 2020

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Do refugees contribute to Australian society?

Refugees bring a lot to Australian society. People who have come as refugees have been successful in the arts, sports, media, science and business.

1 February 2019

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Are people seeking asylum who arrive by boat a security threat?

20 January 2019

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Fact check: Are people seeking asylum who come by boat economic migrants?

Most people seeking asylum who have come by boat have been found to be refugees. According to the Australian Parliamentary Library, between 70-100% have typically been found to be refugees. In 2012-13, 88% of those who...

2 February 2019

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Are people seeking asylum ‘queue jumpers’?

1 March 2021

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Does helping refugees mean we don’t help disadvantaged Australians?

We should help people in need, even if they are not fellow citizens. Indeed, people seeking asylum often face other disadvantages because they are not citizens.

13 January 2019

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Is a person who pays people smugglers thousands of dollars a ‘genuine’ refugee?

21 December 2018

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Do we need to discourage irregular movement so that we can establish an orderly asylum process?

When someone is forced to flee, they often need to leave quickly and secretly. They may not have documents and cannot wait for processes. In any case, most countries do not allow people to apply for protection overseas...

20 January 2019

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Could people who seek protection in Australia have stopped in other safe countries?

21 December 2018

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Does ‘stopping the boats’ save lives?

Nobody wants to see people seeking asylum risking their lives to reach Australia. Nobody seeking asylum wants to risk their lives either, but they do it because it is better than going back to persecution.

21 December 2018

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Refugee Council welcomes investment in protection visa reform

Refugee Council of Australia (RCOA) has welcomed the Albanese Government’s plan to invest $160 million in building a faster and fairer onshore protection visa assessment process. “For years, the Refugee Council and...

24 November 2023

Refugees in Australia Reports Statistics

Post-WW2 refugee arrivals to pass 950,000 in 2023

19 May 2023

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Refugee myths and facts

This page answers common questions and dispels common myths about refugees and people seeking asylum in Australia.

24 November 2023

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Clear answers to curly questions on refugee policy proposals

20 April 2022

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Timeline of refugees and Australia

6 May 2020

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The Community Support Program

The Community Proposal Pilot is a small program, begun in 2013, that makes it possible for people in Australia to support a person in humanitarian need to come to Australia.

22 February 2021