Refugees in Australia

Learn more about refugees in Australia here - how do refugees come to Australia, and how do we treat them? You can also find information by topic here.

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Submissions

Submission to the inquiry into Australian aid strategic effectiveness

This submission into the inquiry into the strategic effectiveness of Australian Aid makes recommendations to improve the use of aid.

15 June 2018

Interesting publications

Lethal hopelessness: Understanding and responding to asylum seeker distress and mental deterioration

14 June 2018

Interesting publications

Cancelling visas on ‘character’ grounds: The Ombudsman reports

The Commonwealth Ombudsman has published a report investigating the administration of the process of visa cancellations as a result of the Migration Amendment (Character and General Visa Cancellation) Act passed in 2014...

9 April 2018

Interesting publications

Mapping Social Cohesion Survey 2017

20 December 2017

Front cover of Department's annual report

Interesting publications

The Department reports: the annual report of the Department of Immigration 2016-2017

10 November 2017

Our work

People protesting with placard saying why are we the victims of Australian policies?!

Reports

After the boats have stopped: Refugees stranded in Indonesia and Australia’s containment policies

This brief provides an overview of Australia’s role in stopping refugees leaving Indonesia en route to Australia, and highlights the precarious situation refugees now face in Indonesia.

14 November 2018

Reports

Report on the Annual Tripartite Consultations on Resettlement

8 August 2018

Submissions

We can and should do more: Intake submission 2018-19

The Refugee Council of Australia's submission into the Department of Home Affair's Discussion Paper on the Humanitarian Program 2018-2019 examines priority needs for resettlement, the need for a larger and more...

25 May 2018