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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
After the Taliban seized power in Afghanistan in August 2021, hundreds of thousands of Australians supported calls for the Australian Government to respond generously, calling for a special intake of...
RCOA is calling on The Australian Government to provide an additional 20,000 humanitarian visas to refugees from Afghanistan in its new brief, included below. As outlined, there is an urgent need to...
Statement by Paul Power CEO of the Refugee Council of Australia The extraordinary collaboration of athletes, advocates and the Australian Government to save the lives of 50 Afghan athletes and their...
August 23, 2021 Statement by Paul Power CEO of the Refugee Council of Australia The arrival in Perth of the first groups of Afghan nationals since the Taliban seized power clearly shows the...
Statement by Paul Power CEO of the Refugee Council of Australia SEVEN STEPS AUSTRALIAN GOVT SHOULD TAKE ON AFGHANISTAN NOW The Australian Government needs to move right now to provide safety and...