This publication is a summary of Australia and Refugees, 1901-2002: an Annotated Chronology Based on Official Sources. It is intended as a brief overview of the development of Australia's intake and policy responses from 1901 to 2002. It also includes some useful statistical tables. Over 600,000 refugees have been resettled in Australia over the past...

Refugees are one of the most vulnerable groups in Australian society, especially during the early stages of their resettlement experience. This research project will investigate and compare the housing experiences of Temporary Protection Visa refugees and Permanent Protection Visa refugees in three Australian cities: Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth.

This brief provides an overview of the current predicament in which approximately 1650 East Timorese who sought protection from Australia in early 1990s now find themselves.

Previous issues of the Brotherhood's Changing Pressures bulletin have examined the effect of policy changes on various disadvantaged groups in Australia, giving voice to the people most affected. This bulletin looks at how Australia treats asylum seekers, through the eyes of 40 people with direct personal experience of seeking permanent sanctuary here.

The essays complement Fr Brennan's lecture, focusing on the issues surrounding Australia's treatment of asylum seekers and include pieces from Justice Pierre Slicer, Tony Richardson, Prof Margaret Reynolds, Dr Alison Alexander and Rev Dr Jim Young. Lawyer, priest and social justice advocate Frank Brennan delivered the 2002 Anglicare Social Justice lecture titled Tampering with Asylum...