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

This article explores the mental health crisis among people seeking asylum in the community, and recommends a trauma-informed response for service providers.

Labour migration as complementary pathways for refugees in the Asia-Pacific

This paper from the Lowy Institute looks at he nature of abour migration in the Asia-Pacific region, and its relationship to pathways for people seeking asylum. It aims to identify ways in which countries can extend legal labour-based schemes to refugees and people seeking asylum, who might otherwise be at risk from people smugglers and human traffickers.

Destitute and vulnerable: the hardships of people seeking asylum

In 2013, the Australian Red Cross found that people were becoming destitute as a result of seeking asylum in its first annual report on vulnerability. The report included stories and data from 33 people seeking asylum in Western Australia, South Australia and Victoria.

Destitute and locked out: daily challenges faced by people seeking asylum

How do people seeking asylum get through the day? In 2010, the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) published two reports, Locked Out and Destitute and Uncertain, that look at their harsh and often traumatic struggle to meet their basic needs.

What do we know about people seeking asylum and employment?

Misinformation about people seeking asylum and employment is widespread. A journal article, 'People seeking asylum in Australia and their access to employment: just what do we know?', examines what we do and do not know about access to employment for people seeking asylum.

Australia’s hidden homeless

The Hotham Mission’s Asylum Seeker Project (ASP) provides housing and support to asylum seekers in Victoria. In 2010, they released a report outlining the challenges faced by agencies housing people seeking asylum. The report included 11 recommendations to the Government, along with a proposed model for combating homelessness.

Ombudsman reports on citizenship delays

Former refugees applying for citizenship have been facing prolonged delays. In December 2017, the Ombudsman reported on its own-motion investigation into these delays.

People seeking asylum and higher Education in Australia: National Symposium report

This is a summary of a report which has been published from a national symposium on access to higher education for people seeking asylum held in November 2017.