refugees

detainees seen inside the park hotel in melbourne holding a sign saying 8 years too long january 2022

Aus-NZ refugee deal is a bandage on a failed policy. It's time to end offshore processing

08 Apr 2022

Offshore processing is a failed policy that continues to haemorrhage cash, destroy lives and erode the international system for refugee protection.

Are you feeling anxious about the Ukraine crisis?

28 Feb 2022

These mental health tips may help ease the unrest you might be feeling right now. 

People waving signs protesting government inaction in granting amnesty to Afghani refugees

If we're opening borders, why are thousands of refugees still awaiting entry?

16 Feb 2022

Why hasn’t Australia done more to ramp up its resettlement program, like Canada and the US?

Several protestors holding 'refugee freedom' signs at The Park Hotel in Swanston Street, Melbourne.

What can be done to make the living conditions of detained refugees more humane?

08 Feb 2022

Novak Djokovic’s stay at a detention hotel highlights how things should change, migration experts say.

If denied, can Djokovic challenge the Minister's decision in court?

14 Jan 2022

Australian public law expert Associate Professor Janina Boughey explains what might happen if the Immigration and Home Affairs ministers use their personal discretionary powers to cancel the visa of tennis player Novak Djokovic.

A person sitting on a chair waiting to board a plane.

New policy brief highlights lessons on airport asylum in the age of COVID-19

09 Dec 2021

Governments can meet their international protection obligations towards refugees without sacrificing public health, says a human rights law expert.

Tampa affair: tracing the fallout on Australia's refugee policy

02 Dec 2021

The legacy of the Tampa affair echoes in Australia’s refugee and immigration policies and systems to this day.

A man holding a Sudanese flag kneels and looks skyward among burning tyres

Explainer: what Sudan’s coup is about and why the rest of the world needs to act

01 Nov 2021

Nation-building is hard, but the alternative is worse. In the wake of Sudan’s coup, the rest of the world needs to act fast, before it is too late.

Building trust with migrant and refugee communities is crucial for public health measures to work

27 Sep 2021

Without appropriate support, it’s more likely people will break COVID restrictions, for example go to work, or gather in family groups for support.

young afghan children leave an airport after leaving the country

There’s a way to get refugees out of Afghanistan after this week's deadline — if the Taliban agrees

30 Aug 2021

An ‘orderly departure program’ similar to the one set up after the Vietnam War could offer a vital pathway out of Afghanistan for refugees over the next several years.

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