People who fear persecution if forcibly returned to their country of origin are at greatest risk from new legislation introduced to Federal Parliament today, the Refugee Council of Australia (RCOA)...
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People who fear persecution if forcibly returned to their country of origin are at greatest risk from new legislation introduced to Federal Parliament today, the Refugee Council of Australia (RCOA)...
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Virginia Comolli The GI-TOC’s Pacific Programme is mapping how organized crime is impacting the Pacific Islands and exploring the different criminal actors driving illicit activities. Building and...
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The Refugee Council of Australia made a submission to the Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants’s “Report on Revisiting migrants’ contributions from a human rights-based approach: a...
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Immigration Detention and Community Statistics Summary At 31 December 2023, there were 872 people in immigration detention facilities, and of those, 777 (89.1 per cent) have a criminal history. A...
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At each Global Refugee Forum (GRF), governments, civil society organisations and others are invited to makepledgeson additional concrete actions they will take over the coming four years to support...
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Immigration Detention and Community Statistics Summary At 30 November 2023, there were 878 people in immigration detention facilities, and of those, 800 (91.1 per cent) have a criminal history. A...
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Prioritize Fixing Offshore Detention, Rights of First Nations People, Children in Solitary (Bangkok) – The Australian government’s progress on human rights over the past year was undermined by...
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Immigration Detention and Community Statistics Summary At 31 October 2023, there were 987 people in immigration detention facilities. Of the 987 people in immigration detention facilities, 910 (92.2...
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Immigration Detention and Community Statistics Summary At 30 September 2023, there were 1005 people in immigration detention facilities. Of the 1005 people in immigration detention facilities, 934...
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In a landmark decision, Australia’s High Court has ruled that indefinite immigration detention is unlawful–overturning a previous decision from 2004. NZYQ v. Minister for Immigration, Citizenship and...
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The Refugee Council of Australia (RCOA) has welcomed the High Court’s decision that has found indefinite immigration detention to be unlawful and unconstitutional in cases where there is no prospect...
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JESSICA MARSH Honouring a pledge to be tough on borders without being “weak on humanity” will bolster Canberra’s aim of regional stability. The Rohingya – the world’s largest stateless population –...
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Immigration Detention and Community Statistics Summary At 31 August 2023, there were 1056 people in immigration detention facilities. Of the 1056 people in immigration detention facilities, 966 (91.5...
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Refugee Council of Australia (RCOA) has welcomed the Albanese Government’s plan to invest $160 million in building a faster and fairer onshore protection visa assessment process. “For years, the...
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Joint media release with the Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP and the Hon Clare O'Neil MP The Albanese Labor Government has today announced a $160 million package of reforms to restore integrity to Australia’s...
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In 2019, the Refugee Council of Australia (RCOA) was one of 29 signatories to the Refugee Participation Pledge, an initiative led by the Global Refugee-led Network and launched at the first Global...
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The Community Refugee Integration and Settlement Pilot (CRISP) is delivering strong settlement outcomes as it marks its first year of operation, with all refugee participants reporting they feel...
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Immigration Detention and Community Statistics Summary At 31 July 2023, there were 1079 people in immigration detention facilities. Of the 1079 people in immigration detention facilities, 982 (91 per...
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By Julia Morris Limestone pinnacles and mining pits pockmark the 21-square kilometer (8-square mile) island of Nauru, a Pacific nation best known recently for its pivotal role in Australia’s...
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Joint media release with the Hon Amanda Rishworth MP Twenty community organisations from around Australia will share in $400,000 to deliver a digital skills program that will benefit at least 800...