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ABSTRACT This paper measures the links between aid from 14 rich to 113 developing economies and bilateral asylum applications during years 1993 to 2013. Dynamic panel models and Sys-GMM are... Read more
ABSTRACT Since 2001, Australia’s increasingly securitised and exclusionary asylum policy has been legitimated through a damaging discourse surrounding people who seek asylum. This discourse,... Read more
Stuck Between Mainstreaming and Localism: Views on the Practice of Migrant Integration in a Devolved Policy Framework ABSTRACT In this paper, we explore views on the implementation of migran... Read more
Refugee Mental Health and Healing: Understanding the Impact of Policies of Rapid Economic Self-sufficiency and the Importance of Meaningful Work ABSTRACT Although refugees who are accepted f... Read more
ABSTRACT The belief that participation in sport and physical activity assists the integration of culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) migrants is prominent within sport policy and pr... Read more
ABSTRACT Most refugee migrants entering Australia have limited financial resources. In Australia, low-income migrants from non-English speaking backgrounds—also referred to as Culturally and... Read more
ABSTRACT In any human endeavour, there are individuals who stand out. Whether through financial success, personality, remarkable actions or even notoriety, these are names which come up regu... Read more
ABSTRACT Integration of humanitarian migrants into the labour market is crucial for the long-term success of EU Member States. Previous research suggests that mentoring may be a viable labor... Read more
A model explaining refugee experiences of the Australian healthcare system: a systematic review of refugee perceptions ABSTRACT Background: Refugees have significant unmet health needs. Del... Read more
ABSTRACT In October 2016 the newspaper the Guardian published an interactive database online with classified incident reports from an Australian overseas asylum seeker processing centre on t... Read more
ABSTRACT Objectives: This study investigates the effectiveness of Building Resilience in Transcultural Australians (BRiTA Futures) for Adolescents, a strengths-based group intervention deve... Read more
ABSTRACT This report draws on Australian and international best practice to outline policy recommendations to government, business and civil society on how to better support refugee entrepre... Read more
ABSTRACT Employment is a crucial step in the process of settling in Australia. Through work, refugees become self-reliant and empowered to build a future for themselves and their families. T... Read more
ABSTRACT Using Australian census data, the paper examines the incidence of poor English competency in Australia from 1981 onwards. The paper examines English competency in relation to variou... Read more
Optimising refugee children’s health/wellbeing in preparation for primary and secondary school: a qualitative inquiry ABSTRACT Background: Children from refugee backgrounds are less likely... Read more
