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A new report by Australian Red Cross is shedding light on the experiences of migrants, who they trust to provide humanitarian services, and how humanitarian actors and government can better work together to meet their needs. The Trust in Humanitarian Action: Migrants’ Perspectives report, released today at the start of Refugee Week, reflects insights gained … Continued
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An initiative run by and for people from asylum-seeking backgrounds is providing young asylum seekers living in Australia with essential access to education and employment opportunities. There are more than 25 million asylum seekers world-wide and around 30,000 people who fled their homes for safety and arrived by boat in Australia during 2012–2013. Most of … Continued
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16 June 2023 New data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) has shown that Australia’s population grew at its fastest rate in more than 13 years in 2022 in part due to a post-pandemic migration boom. According to CDU migration expert Dr Devaki Monani, skilled migrants’ country of origin will be defined by economics. … Continued
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The strength, resilience and contributions of refugees across Australia are set to be celebrated next week during Refugee Week. Australian Red Cross Chief of Staff, Penny Harrison, is encouraging everyone across Australia to find ways to mark the important week which will focus on the theme, “Finding Freedom”. “Every day, Australian Red Cross works to … Continued
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One of Australia’s largest refugee resettlement providers has called for urgent action to lift Australia’s humanitarian intake, as new research shows the number of people experiencing forced displacement increased at a record-breaking rate in 2022. The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) report, ‘Global Trends: Forced Displacement in 2022‘’, released today, found that more … Continued
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Department of Home Affairs boss, Mr Michael Pezzullo AO, will front the Joint Standing Committee on Migration on Wednesday 14 June 2023 to provide evidence to the committee’s Migration, Pathway to Nation Building inquiry. This will be the seventh public hearing for the inquiry and the first time the Department appears. Committee Chair, Maria Vamvakinou MP, said … Continued
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The Retail Supply Chain Alliance – a coalition of the Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees Association, the Australian Workers’ Union, and the Transport Workers’ Union (TWU) – has welcomed new laws announced by the Albanese Government to better protect migrant workers in Australia. Among the key features of the legislation are protections against visa cancellation, … Continued
