This brief provides key messaging for participants at the 2022 Jobs and Skills Summit on how refugee and humanitarian entrants can and do contribute to meeting Australia’s current and future challenges.
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UNHCR appeals for support as refugees needing urgent resettlement exceed 2 million
In this report of the Annual Tripartite Consultations on Resettlement (ATCR), UN refugee agency UNHCR pleaded with resettlement states not to forget refugees in protracted situations across Africa, the Middle East and...
Detention in Australia: Report to the Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture
This report updates a previous report provided to the UN Subcommittee on Prevention of Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment on the state of immigration detention in Australia.
ALP refugee policy commitments in their 2021 National Platform
This brief outlines the Australian Labor Party's commitments in its national platform on refugee policy, grouped by topic.
Refugee Response Index (RRI) – Australia review
The RRI is a civil society led initiative that was officially launched in 2022 to assess and monitor countries’ responses to refugees and asylum seekers in an independent and comprehensive manner. It covers each...
Refugee Response Index (RRI) Australia Review – Pillar 1: Access to Asylum
This report presents interim findings from the application of the Refugee Response Index (RRI) to the Australia context, focusing on Pillar 1 of the RRI on ‘Access to Asylum’. The RRI is a civil society led initiative...
Settlement news
Jobs Summit: Let’s build on the potential of humanitarian migration
Expanding opportunities for Australian employers to recruit skilled refugees from overseas and creating a visa pathway for bridging visa holders filling important job vacancies are among options the Refugee Council of...
