Nobody Left Behind - Refugee Council of Australia

Open Letter to Prime Minister Scott Morrison

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Open letter to Prime Minister Scott Morrison – Nobody Left Behind

The Hon Scott Morrison MP Prime Minister of Australia Parliament House Canberra ACT 2600 Dear Prime Minister, Nobody Left Behind: Ensuring people seeking asylum, refugees and other vulnerable groups are included in...

7 May 2020

Info for people seeking asylum & refugees

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News Factsheets Refugee information

COVID-19 information for refugees and people seeking asylum

This page provides links to useful resources for refugees or people seeking asylum about the COVID-19 virus (coronavirus) and how it might affect them.

26 April 2020

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Refugee information Factsheets

Information about COVID-19 and social security

This page provides information about COVID-19 and social security, including answering some frequently asked questions about who can benefit from these new measures during the COVID-19 crisis.

25 April 2020

Latest News

Media News

Leading medical epidemiologist warns of major public health risk in excluding groups from COVID-19 response

9 May 2020

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Reports

Refugee resettlement to fall short of national and global targets, as COVID-19 pandemic halts travel

6 May 2020

Media News

Public health at risk as JobKeeper legislation leaves temporary visa holders with no support

27 April 2020

Media News

Community health at risk if temporary visa holders left unprotected

2 April 2020

News Media

Extend COVID-19 supplementary payments and Medicare to all people in Australia in need, Refugee Council of Australia says

2 April 2020

News

Department of Health removes people in detention from list of people at serious risk of COVID-19

2 April 2020

How you can get involved

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Take action

Email your MP to support people seeking asylum during COVID-19

2 April 2020

Take action

Share #NobodyLeftBehind on social media

More than 1.1 million temporary visa holders currently do not have the support they need to get through COVID-19 in Australia. We need to get this issue on the agenda. Access to Medicare, income support and prompt visa...

6 May 2020

Our COVID-19 response

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Leaving no-one behind: Ensuring people seeking asylum and refugees are included in COVID-19 strategies

Last updated on 9 April 2020 Since mid-March 2020, the Refugee Council of Australia (RCOA) has been hosting regular national meetings with refugee communities, frontline services and advocacy organisations, to discuss...

28 April 2020