This monograph brings together five contributions from writers who are recognised for their expertise and experience working with refugees who have histories of trauma, including torture, sexual violence and domestic and family violence. Key points Research and practice with refugee women seeking assistance for settlement and other needs demonstrates high levels of exposure to multiple...

Currently in Australia the costs and benefits of refugee settlement are poorly understood among the general population, leaving public opinion to be easily influenced by myth and misinformation. This paper reviews existing literature on the economic contribution of refugees to Australia, and identifies how this contribution could be understood more fully. Existing studies vary markedly...

Providing a brief history of boat arriving asylum seekers in Australia, as well as the various government solutions to cope with an increase in numbers, this paper asks whether New Zealand would be better placed, before PNG, to accommodate a greater number of people.

This report develops new resources that support the Victorian public oral health sector's clients of refugee and asylum seeker backgrounds.

This paper sets out the key clauses of the government contract for health care provision to asylum seekers on Nauru and Manus Island, and examines their adequacy in providing for mental and physical health needs. Introduction With the recent return to processing of asylum seekers in Regional Processing Centres (RPCs) on Nauru and Manus Island...