Government of Australia (Govt. Australia) Updates

Highlights 2024 Within the Rohingya response, IOM, DRC, and CARE implemented Site Management (SM) programming across 17 Refugee camps, reaching approximately 500,000 individuals, with support from...

Summary of Publication A key commitment under the International Development Policy is to publish an annual Performance of Australian Development Cooperation (PADC) report, reflecting our focus on...

Immigration Detention and Community Statistics Summary At 31 January 2025, there were 973 people in immigration detention facilities, and of those, 866 (89.0 per cent) have a criminal history. A...

Australia’s Human Rights Commissioner has written to Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke seeking clarity and transparency around an Australian Government decision to resettle three members of the NZYQ...

Nauru will resettle members of the NZYQ cohort as part of a new arrangement with the Australian Government. The Government of Nauru yesterday issued long-term resettlement visas to three members of...

Summary of publication Gender equality benefits everyone. It is a necessary foundation for peace, prosperity and stability. It drives economic growth, enhances social cohesion and increases the...

Déclaration Le 31 janvier 2025 – Ottawa (Ontario) – Affaires mondiales Canada « Aujourd’hui, cela fait 4 ans que le régime militaire du Myanmar a renversé le gouvernement démocratiquement élu du...

Today marks four years since the Myanmar military regime overthrew the democratically elected government in Myanmar, creating one of the largest crises in the Indo-Pacific. Since the coup, the people...

Summary At 31 December 2024, there were 979 people in immigration detention facilities, and of those, 846 (86.4 per cent) have a criminal history. A further 155 people were living in the community...

Joint media release with: The Hon Pat Conroy MP, Minister for International Development and the Pacific 11 January 2025 Following the recent earthquake in Vanuatu, the Australian Government will...

Déclaration Le 6 janvier 2025 – Ottawa (Ontario) – Affaires mondiales Canada Le texte de la déclaration commune suivante a été publié par les gouvernements des États-Unis, de l’Australie, du Canada,...

The text of the following joint statement was released by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union and the Governments of the United States, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, Norway, the...

Joint media release with: The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP, Attorney-General and acting Minister for Foreign Affairs The Hon Pat Conroy MP, Minister for International Development and the Pacific The Hon...

Immigration Detention and Community Statistics Summary At 30 November 2024, there were 998 people in immigration detention facilities, and of those, 700 (70.1 per cent) have a criminal history. A...

Joint media release with: The Hon Richard Marles MP, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister for Defence The Hon Mark Dreyfus KC MP, Attorney-General The Hon Catherine King MP, Acting Minister for Emergency...

Joint media release with: Acting Minister for International Development and the Pacific, the Hon Matt Keogh MP Australia stands with the people of Vanuatu following this afternoon’s devastating...

Women in immigration detention at serious risk of harassment and violence The Australian Human Rights Commission has called for significant reform to the country’s immigration detention system, after...

Submission on the Migration Amendment Bill 2024 The Australian Human Rights Commission has made a submission to the Parliamentary Committee that is considering the Migration Amendment Bill 2024. This...

The Australian Government has introduced new migration laws into Parliament to expand search and seizure powers in immigration detention centres. In part, these proposals are based on recommendations...

Joint media release with: The Hon Pat Conroy MP, Minister for International Development and the Pacific 30 November 2024 The Australian Government will provide $5 million in humanitarian assistance...