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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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Australia’s community sponsorship program for refugees

A community sponsorship program for refugees, the Community Refugee Support and Integration Pilot (CRISP) program, allows people in Australia to sponsor refugees to come to Australia.

3 December 2023

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Refugee Council welcomes investment in protection visa reform

24 November 2023

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Australia Draws Closer to Milestone of 1 Million Refugee Arrivals Since World War II

The number of refugee and humanitarian entrants welcomed to Australia since World War II will pass 950,000 in the early months of 2023. This brief sets out statistics on the numbers of refugee arrivals in Australia.

14 May 2024