Ahead of the Federal Election, the Refugee Council of Australia (RCOA) has outlined three major issues that require immediate attention and action in 2022. ROCA is calling for: Priority 1: Finding...
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Closure of Park Hotel detention welcome but more refugees need freedom
Today’s release of 23 refugees – eight from Melbourne’s Park Hotel and 15 from other detention centres – is a small but important step towards ending Australia’s cruel punishment of people who sought...
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Refugee Council of Australia welcomes final report on Australia’s engagement in Afghanistan
The Refugee Council of Australia welcomes the final report of the Foreign Affairs, Defence and Trade References Committee’s inquiry on Australia’s engagement in Afghanistan. We endorse the...
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Government listens to community pleas by adding 16,500 new places for Afghan refugees
The Refugee Council of Australia (RCOA) has welcomed the announcement in the 2022 Federal Budget of 16,500 additional places for refugees from Afghanistan over the next four years. “By setting aside...
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Refugee Council of Australia welcomes the Federal Government’s decision to provide temporary humanitarian visas for Ukrainians
The Refugee Council of Australia has welcomed the Federal Government’s announcement of temporary humanitarian visas for Ukrainian people seeking safety in Australia. “Enabling Ukrainian people to...
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Refugee groups urge immediate action to reinstate humanitarian visas ahead of Federal Budget
The proposal includes 20,000 humanitarian visa places plus an additional intake of 20,000 places for refugees from Afghanistan. Community and refugee groups from across Australia have come together...
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Australians want a more open-hearted national response to refugees
The Australian Government must reverse its recent cuts to the Refugee and Humanitarian Program to meet community expectations that the nation can do more to respond to refugees displaced from...
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Possibilities and impediments to cross-border movement in Afghanistan
Briefing prepared by Ahmad Shuja Jamal, Special Advisor to Refugee Council of Australia (RCOA) Afghanistan’s neighbours closed their borders to Afghans after 15 August 2021. Some have reopened them...
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15,000 places for Afghan nationals over four years: Why Australians are disappointed
Immigration Minister Alex Hawke announced in January 2022 that the Australian Government would provide at least 15,000 places over four years for Afghan nationals from within the existing...
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Facilitating humanitarian arrivals in the context of global vaccine inequities
From the start of the COVID-19 pandemic until the end of 2021, border restrictions have meant only a trickle of refugee and humanitarian visa holders have been allowed to enter Australia. With the...
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Australia’s Afghan resettlement response a bitter disappointment
The Australian Government’s refugee resettlement response to the Afghanistan crisis is so bitterly disappointing that it will leave Afghan Australians and their millions of supporters across the...
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Australia must match other nations on Afghanistan aid to save lives
Australia should at least match comparable nations for humanitarian aid to Afghanistan to help avoid a “humanitarian catastrophe” – as nearly a million children face starvation. Additional...
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Refugees live in destitution in Indonesia: Years of limbo and suffering lead refugees to protests for many weeks now for resettlement
Guest post by Sitarah Mohammadi and Sajjad Askary Outline issues of refugees in Indonesia There are approximately 13,700 refugees currently stranded in Indonesia, unable to access any form of durable...
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Refugee Council of Australia: Our impact in 2020-2021
Listening to the voices of lived experience RCOA walks the talk of promoting refugee leadership In line with RCOA’s policy to put people with lived experience at the forefront of all we do, Adama...
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Refugees start new lives in Canada
Refugees trapped for years in Australia’s cruel offshore processing system are starting new lives in Canada after landing in Vancouver and Toronto yesterday (Dec 11). Eight refugees, who were sent to...
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Lifting of travel restrictions welcome news for refugee visa holders
The Refugee Council of Australia (RCOA) has welcomed today’s announcement that fully vaccinated refugee and humanitarian visa holders will be able to enter Australia from 1 December 2021. RCOA chief...
Refugee Alternatives 2021 - Rebuilding: Resilience and Innovation - Conference Outcomes Report
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY REBUILDING: RESILIENCE AND INNOVATION The theme of the conference this year was Rebuilding: Resilience and Innovation. The main focus was on navigating the impact of COVID19 and...
Refugee program smallest in 45 years while migration program quota filled
The Australian Government filled its Migration Program quota in 2020-21 but issued fewer than half of the available refugee and humanitarian visas, the Department of Home Affairs’ latest annual...
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Refugees trapped in Australia’s offshore detention to get new life in Canada
Statement by Paul Power CEO of the Refugee Council of Australia Ten refugees currently held in Australia’s cruel offshore detention system will be able to restart their lives in Canada before...
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US, Canada and NZ support needed as Australia abandons refugees in PNG
The Refugee Council of Australia (RCOA) has called on the governments of the United States, Canada and New Zealand to step in to resettle refugees who face an uncertain future in Papua New Guinea...