The Refugee Council of Australia and Melbourne Social Equity Institute's conference, Refugee Alternatives: Improving policy, practice and public support, was held 13-14 February 2018. The two-day conference, hosted at...
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Asylum
A platform for change: Reforming Australian refugee policy
In 2017, a wide range of actors from across the Australian refugee sector and movement worked together to articulate a platform for reform of Australian refugee policy in 2018 and beyond. This joint platform sets out...
International
Barriers and exclusions: The support needs of newly arrived refugees with a disability
© UNHCR/G.Welters Executive summary Due to experiences of conflict, torture and displacement, people from refugee backgrounds are more likely to have a disability than other populations. However, until 2012, people with...
Settlement
Evaluating the Settlement Grants Program: future directions
The evaluation of the Settlement Grants program, which provides funding to organisations supporting new arrivals in Australia, has been published. It makes key recommendations to improve the responsiveness and structure...
