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Research & PapersDirectory of ServicesFebruary 2008 National directory of refugee and asylum seekers services - prepared by ASRC. Read the transcript. Senate Estimates Feb 2008February 2008 Extracts from the Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee hearing held on February 19, 2008. Prepared by the Refugee Council of Australia. Read the transcript. AJA Submission to Minister on 7 high priority issuesJanuary 2008 In conjunction with the Refugee Council and other advocate and organisations, AJA developed advice on 7 high priority issues that need to be worked on as a matter of urgency. Read the transcript. AJA Policy Paper - Let's Clean Up Our (Migration) ActOctober 2007 Australia’s policy on asylum seekers and refugees needs fixing, urgently. While there have been small steps forward in some areas, there have been great leaps backwards in others. A Just Australia has developed a 10 Step policy to Clean Up Our Act in how we treat asylum seekers and refugees. Read the transcript. A Price Too High - the cost of Australia's approach to asylum seekersSeptember 2007Joint report by AJA and Oxfam on the Pacific Solution. This report analyses the costs of the policy known as the “Pacific Solution”. It critiques government claims that the policy is an efficient and effective means of achieving refugee protection and immigration control. Read the transcript. Pacific Solution MkIIIn 2006, the Howard government introduced the Designated Unauthorised Arrivals (DUA) bill, which proposed to send all boat arrival asylum seekers to Nauru. Even worse than last time this option was used, the Australian Govt says those asylum seekers will not be resettled in Australia. We have prepared a range of information on this proposal. Read the transcript. Deported to Danger I & IISeptember 2006 A Study of Australia's Treatment of 40 Rejected Asylum Seekers by the Edmund Rice Centre.Read the transcript. AJA Submission on DUA Bill (Offshore Processing ) Senate InquiryMay 2006 This proposed law fails the Australian people. It offends Australian values and breaks international standards for human rights. In doing so, it provides a test of the values and the integrity of every member of the House of Representatives and the Senate. Read the transcript. Ombudsman report into Mr T detentionMarch 2006 The ombudsman released a report on their investiagtion into the three-times detention of an Australian citizen with a mental illness. Read the transcript. Senate Inquiry into the Migration ActMarch 2006 The 2005 Senate Inquiry into the Operation of the Migration Act made some excellent suggestions for how the asylum seeking process could be made more fair and reasonable. AJA's view is that the current process is not designed to find out who is a genuine refugee. It is designed to find as few refugees as possible. Read AJA's submissions, the Senate Report and AJA's followup response to the report. Read the transcript. Community Based Asylum Seekers in QLDFebruary 2006 This report documents a research project which explores the experiences of community-based asylum seekers while applying for protection in Australia. Read the transcript. Ombudsmans reports into long term detaineesJanuary 2006 As of late 2005, the Commonwealth Ombudsman is to investigate cases of immigration detention longer than 2 years. Reports are attached. Read the transcript. A Chance To Contribute - Asylum seekers and the right to workJanuary 2006 A Chance to Contribute: Forgone Gains to the Australian Economy of Disallowing Asylum Seekers the Right to Work. A summary of the report prepared for the Network of Asylum Seeker Agencies Victoria by Gwilym Croucher.
Read the transcript. Dumped at the gate - ASRC studyDecember 2005 The current conditions of release from detention are inhumane. This paper seeks to redress the systemic failure to support asylum seekers that come out of detention. The Commonwealth Government should provide comprehensive settlement support for asylum seekers released into the community in order to ensure that they have the best chance of adjusting to life in Australia. Read the transcript. Multiculturalism is our best defenceDecember 2005 Following the London bombings and recent Bali bombings in 2005, some commentators have suggested that “terrorism” is a problem arising out of the policy of “multiculturalism.” Yet the evidence suggests exactly the opposite. By Edmund Rice Centre Read the transcript. Overview of refugee policy changes in 2005December 2005 In 2005 there have been many changes to migration legislation, which have been useful first step in the reform of our system of asylum claims processing and detention. However, they leave largely untouched key elements of a system that has been discredited. Read the transcript. Debunking Myths about Muslims in AustraliaDecember 2005 Since the events of Here, The Edmund Rice Centre challenges some of the common misconceptions about Muslim Australians and Islam. Read the transcript. TPVs Policy AnalysisNovember 2005 An analysis of temporary protections visas - why this policy was used and what the effects are.Read the transcript. People's Inquiry SubmissionNovember 2005 AJA Submission to the People's Inquiry into Immigration detention, outlining the deportation of a seven year old from the father without his knowledge. Read the transcript. What Can Ordinary People Do? Reflections on advocacyBy Diane GosdenRead the transcript. Indefinite Mandatory DetentionSeptember 2005 Various resources on mandatory detention Read the transcript. Ombudsman Report into Vivian Alvarez MatterOctober 2005The Ombudsman released the report into the investigation of the deportation of Vivian Alvarez (Solon.) It has made some damning findings. A Just Australia welcomes these investigations into the unlawful deportations of Australians, but what about the thousands of asylum seekers who have been deported without due process or care for their safety? We have summarised the key findings of the Ombudsman report, and you can download the full PDF as well. Read the transcript. Women in Immigration Detention CentresSeptember 2005 Even though many of women have now been released, some remain in detention, and, as the system remains, others will join them. The attached report details ways in which their risks of being abused by the system can be reduced. Report by Eva Cox and Terry Priest Read the transcript. Mental Health IssuesSeptember 2005 This page contains links to various papers on mental health issues for asylum seekers and refugees Read the transcript. The Forgotten Asylum SeekersSeptember 2005 While asylum seekers who arrived by boat between 1999 and 2001 have become central to Australian political discourse, there is another group of asylum seekers for whom Australia's response has been muted but hardly more liberal. By Dave Corlett Read the transcript. The Forgotten Asylum SeekersSeptember 2005 While asylum seekers who arrived by boat between 1999 and 2001 have become central to Australian political discourse, there is another group of asylum seekers for whom Australia's response has been muted but hardly more liberal. By Dave Corlett Read the transcript. The legality of detention as a derrerentAugust 2005 Mandatory detention is often claimed to be a deterent - a way of deterring would be asylum seekers from coming to Australia. However, a number of lawyers have questioned the legality of using mandatory detention for this purpose. A statement, developed by A Just Australia, has been signed by a number of Australian lawyers. AJA is currently asking other law professionals who agree with the statement to contact us so we can add your name to the list. Read the transcript. Recent developments and future directionsAugust 2005 Discussion paper by RILC outlining recent changes to Australia's system of immigration detention. Read the transcript. Palmer Report - it's Time to End a Failed SystemJuly 2005 The Palmer Inquiry is the last of a long line of inquiries that have consistently found detention centres are ill-equipped to deal with the mental health and well-being of vulnerable people. The Palmer report and the Auditor General's report show that outsourcing detention centres to private companies is a failed policy. Read the transcript. “What if no one had spoken out against this policy?”: The Rise of Asylum Seeker and Refugee Advocacy in Australia.July 2005 By Diane Gosden: Centre for Refugee Research, School of Social Work, University of New South Wales, Sydney. This paper examines the rise of an asylum seeker and refuge advocacy movement in Australia in recent years. Read the transcript. TPV processing changes - what they meanJune 2005 Important information about recent changes to the processing of Temporary Protection Visas for further protection applicants. Prepared by Brotherhood of St Laurence 27th June 2005. Available in English, Arabic and Dari. Read the transcript. Changes to Mandatory Detention 2005 (Petro Georgiou Bill)June 2005 This paper examines the myths and facts surrounding Petro Georgiou's Private Member's Bill to reform the system of detention of asylum seekers.Read the transcript. No evidence that asylum seekers will abscondJune 2005 Those in support of mandatory detention often claim that if asylum seekers are released into the community they might 'disappear' into the community - or abscond. However, both Australian and international evidence debunks this myth. This brief overview of the available evidence was prepared by Grant Mitchell from the Hotham Mission Asylum Seeker Project.Read the transcript. Seeking Safety Not Charity - Asylum seekers on BVEMarch 2005 A report in support of work-rights for asylum-seekers living in the community on Bridging Visa E. Prepared for the Network of Asylum Seeker Agencies Victoria (NASA-Vic) by Anne McNevinRead the transcript. Parliamentary Library on Indefinite DetentionNovember 2004 A report by the Commonwealth Parliamentary Library on the implications of recent High Court cases on indefinite detention, in the absence of any other protections of human rights standards. Read the transcript. Overview of 3 years of AJA CampaignDecember 2004 A short history of our campaign, and future directions Read the transcript. The Better Way1 September 2004 The Better Way report by Justice for Asylum network, shows asylum seekers can be housed in different types of accommodation in the community according to a needs and risk assessment. It is more humane, efficient, cheaper and accommodates Australians' concerns about sound management of borders. Read the transcript. More fundamental reformsJuly 2004 In this extract from "Refuge Australia", by Dr Klaus Neumann, are there more fundamental reforms Australia should be making? Read the transcript. Minimum Standards for Asylum Seekers in the CommunityMay 2004 A document from Hotham Mission, Asylum Seeker Project, which outlines minimum standards of care for asylum seekers in the community, including asylum seeker children released from detention. The paper argues for Bridging Visas with entitlements to health care, casework and income support. This is outlined in depth in the document. Read the transcript. Where Temporary Protection Visa holders liveMarch 2003 This paper provides the first publicly available analysis of where Temporary Protection Visa holders actually live in Australia. The figures contained in the paper are derived from answers to Questions on Notice asked in 2003 Senate Estimates hearings. Read the transcript. It's time for a refugee policy we can be proud of, againJanuary 2004 Policy document released by A Just Australia for public discussion and comment Australia Day 2004. Read the transcript. Two years and still counting: the Nauru DetaineesDecember 2003 A Briefing Paper on the situation facing asylum seekers detained under Australia’s 'Pacific Solution'. Read the transcript. Bakhtiyari v Australia - UN decisionNovember 2003 This is a copy of the decision by the Human Rights Committee of the United Nations in the case of Ali Aqsar and Roqaiha Bakhtiyari and their five children. Read the transcript. Senate Select Committee on Ministerial Discretion in Migration MattersAugust 2003 A Just Australia's submission to the Senate Select Committee on Ministerial Discretion in Migration.Matters. Read the transcript. Make the Right ChoiceJune 2003 AJA Policy Paper outlining simple steps to fix refugee policy now. Read the transcript. Between Iraq and a Hard PlaceApril 2003 A joint report by Oxfam Community Aid Abroad and A Just Australia looking at the plight of refugees from Iraq. Read the transcript. Inquiry into the provisions of the Australian Human Rights Commission Legislation Bill 2003January 2003 A Just Australia submission to Senate Inquiry into the provisions of the Australian Human Rights Commission Legislation Bill 2003 Read the transcript. testtest Read the transcript. Govt reports on asylum seeker issuesSeptember 2005 This page contains government reports and court cases on asylum seeker issues. Read the transcript. AJA 10 Step Migration Policy ReformAJA 10 Step Policy Reform Read the transcript. |
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