Asylum seekers
Alternative labels
Refugee status determination
Asylum seekers policy
Report
With empty hands: how the Australian government is forcing people seeking asylum to destitution
There have been many reports about Australia's policies of offshore processing and detention. This report focuses on what happens to tens of thousands of people seeking asylum who are living in our community, and the policies that drive these highly vulnerable people to the margins of society.
Article
Beyond the morally indefensible status quo
It’s time to think outside the square on asylum seekers, writes Peter Brent.
Book
People movement
The politics of people movement is a defining feature of the 21st Century, with profound ramifications for every country in the Asia Pacific region, including Australia. This collection examines many of the region’s most troubling situations of people on the move while giving considered attention to the opportunities for better national and regional responses.
Report
Health care cuts
This paper provides an update on the health situation for refugees and asylum seekers sent to Papua New Guinea by the Australian government.
Working paper
Comparative international approaches to establishing identity in undocumented asylum seekers
This working paper looks at international practices for establishing identity in undocumented asylum seekers and argues there is scope for Australia and its regional partners to develop an internationally accepted standard of identity document.