Asylum seekers
Alternative labels
Refugee status determination
Asylum seekers policy
Report
Access denied: the human impact of the hostile environment
This report assess the impacts of the hostile environment on individuals and communities. It finds that it has contributed to forcing many people into destitution, has helped to foster racism and discrimination, and has erroneously affected people with the legal right to live and work in the United Kingdom.
Report
Impact of COVID-19 on migrant and refugee women and children experiencing DFV
This report from Women's Safety NSW offers the experiences and professional observations of multicultural domestic and family violence specialists supporting hundreds of migrant and refugee women this critical time.
Briefing paper
COVID-19 and humanitarian migrants on temporary visas: assessing the public costs
This paper examines how unemployment and income loss for temporary humanitarian visa holders impacts on their health and well-being, and projects some of the subsequent fiscal implications for State and Territory governments.
Briefing paper
The impacts of COVID-19 on people seeking asylum and refugees on temporary visas
This briefing focuses on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on asylum seekers holding Bridging Visas (BVs “A”, “C” and “E”), and refugees on Safe Haven Enterprise Visas (SHEVs) and Temporary Protection Visas (TPVs).
Report
Seven years on: an overview of Australia's offshore processing policies
It has been seven years since the Australian government announced that anyone who arrived in Australia by boat to seek protection would be taken to offshore processing centres. This report provides a snapshot of where Australia is at, seven years after the July 2013 announcement.