The first Refugee Week events were organised in Sydney in 1986 by Austcare. In 1987, the Refugee Council of Australia (RCOA) became a co-organiser of the week, and the occasion became a national ...

The release of the refugees in Australia follows a landmark federal court ruling in September that ordered a man be freed under a centuries-old legal principle that protects detainees from ...

Australia's government, which announced earlier this month that it would be moving refugees off of Nauru, confirmed to media that it will pay $350 million annually to keep the Nauru facility open.

Australia's first refugees were from European countries that had been badly affected by the war. And then in the 70s Australia resettled more than 55,000 Vietnamese people who were displaced ...

These images aren't real, but for some refugees they depict a painful truth. By Hilary Whiteman, CNN. Updated 0417 GMT (1217 HKT) June 26, 2023 ...

Every year, Australia provides protection to thousands of refugees under its humanitarian program. In 2015-16, the government issued 15,552 visas to people in need of humanitarian assistance overseas.

The Australian government announced on Nov. 13 that it had reached a resettlement deal with U.S. President Barack Obama's administration for some of the refugees detained at two remote Pacific ...

Over the weekend, the last refugee held on the island country of Nauru under the Australian government’s abusive offshore processing policy was finally evacuated to Australia. Despite the good ...

Key Points. Australia is set to welcome its one millionth refugee since the end of World War Two. Behind this milestone are powerful human stories of displacement, resilience and renewal.

Refugees hope they will be able to build a new life in Australia. Instead, many find themselves left in limbo.

Australia commendably agreed this week to take an additional 12,000 refugees affected by the Syrian conflict. This almost doubles the humanitarian intake, from 13,750 to 25,750.. Almost all the ...