Refugeecouncil.org.au

Health information for refugees

WEBThe NSW Refugee Health Service has many factsheets in different languages on health issues, such as the NSW health care system, how to keep …

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Australia's asylum policies

WEBHowever, Australia’s treatment of refugees who come to Australia seeking protection is now leading the world in the opposite direction: to the most punitive policies …

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Services and information

WEBMany of our members and other organisations provide services to refugees and people seeking asylum, such as help with money, employment, housing, and legal advice. Start …

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Settling in Australia: The challenges

WEBChallenges. The experiences of refugees before they come to Australia significantly affect their physical and mental health. Refugees have fled persecution and …

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Barriers and exclusions: The support needs of newly arrived …

WEBThis report focuses on the experience of refugee and humanitarian entrants arriving in Australia with a disability. Unfortunately, the increase of people arriving with a …

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Until when: The forgotten men of Manus Island

WEBIntroduction. This joint report, in partnership with Amnesty International, tells the story of the men who have been sent by Australia to Manus Island, Papua New …

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The home stretch: Challenges and alternatives in sustainable …

WEBThe challenges faced by people seeking asylum and people from refugee backgrounds in finding affordable, appropriate and sustainable housing is consistently …

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Hume City Council

WEBHume City Council (Hume) is the third largest LGA (local government areas) in Melbourne and the traditional lands of the Gunung-Willam Balluk clan of the …

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Wellbeing from the refugee lived experience perspective

WEBThe third aspect of wellbeing from the refugee lived experience perspective is the social relational aspect. Most refugees come from collectivist societies which …

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Australia's detention policies

WEBBill prohibiting mobile phones in detention (Parliament of Australia) In recent years, these conditions have become more difficult. These include policies that make …

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Leaving no-one behind: Ensuring people seeking asylum and …

WEBLast updated on 9 April 2020. Since mid-March 2020, the Refugee Council of Australia (RCOA) has been hosting regular national meetings with refugee communities, …

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Services in New South Wales

WEBThe following organisations provide services in New South Wales. You can see all the places that can help you at the end of this page, or you can look just for what …

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New UN report on torture urges changes to Australian refugee …

WEB28 November 2022. 4 min read. The Refugee Council of Australia (RCOA) has urged the Australian Government to act on a new United Nations Committee Against Torture …

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Australia’s treatment of Afghan refugees

WEBOffshore Refugee Program. 1. Resettled by the Australian government. How Australia resettles refugees. Arrived on Offshore Refugee or Special Humanitarian Visa …

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Australia's man-made crisis on Nauru

WEBSix years after the Australian government began sending people seeking asylum to Nauru, there are still around 900 people left on the island, including an …

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Services in Queensland

WEBServices in Queensland. The following organisations provide services in Queensland. You can see all the places that can help you at the end of this page, or you …

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