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Asylum seekers

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Refugee status determination
Asylum seekers policy
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Report

Refugee connectivity: a survey of mobile phones, mental health, and privacy at a Syrian refugee camp in Greece


This report employs social science methods in the field to understand the role that technology and connectivity play in refugees’ lives, and addresses key information gaps for international organisations, NGOs, governments, academic researchers and technologists.
Journal article

Intergovernmental collaboration for the health and wellbeing of refugees settling in Australia

The article summarises how collaboration between national governments contributes to the health and wellbeing of refugees settling in Australia.
Article

Drop the debate, new arrivals are here and need urgent support


This article argues that it makes economic sense to support people from a refugee or asylum-seeking background from the moment they arrive. A few simple changes would ease the housing situation of vulnerable people.
Report

Punishment not protection: Australia's treatment of refugees and asylum seekers in Papua New Guinea


Australia has used a calculated system of neglect and cruelty to increase the hardship suffered by refugees and asylum seekers, but remains responsible for their fate and well-being. It cannot shirk its responsibility, shifting them from one detention centre to several others, in a cynical attempt to conceal the illegality of its practices.
Guide

Boat ‘turnbacks’ in Australia: a quick guide to the statistics since 2001


This guide provides statistics on the number of boats that have been ‘turned back’ since the practice of removing unauthorised maritime arrivals in Suspected Illegal Entry Vessels (SIEVs) from Australian waters was introduced by the Howard Government in 2001.