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ABSTRACT Modern immigration is a highly regulated procedure governing the mobility of peoples between sovereign jurisdictions. This procedure has been progressively refined since the late ei... Read more
ABSTRACT Australia’s refugee policy can be characterized as crimmigration since it constructs asylum seekers as illegal and subjects them to indefinite detention in offshore processing centr... Read more
ABSTRACT People seeking asylum in Australia face a range of barriers to finding ‘decent employment’, many of which are exacerbated by Federal and State Government policies. This... Read more
ABSTRACT This chapter examines historical and contemporary issues related to child protection and argues that the social construction of immigrants requires an examination of the values that... Read more
ABSTRACT People seeking asylum in Australia face complex and significant barriers accessing higher education. Due to the temporary nature of their visa, their only pathway to university is b... Read more
Interdisciplinary Conference Migration, Refugees and Statelessness Tuesday 19 November 2019 The University of Melbourne The Melbourne Social Equity Institute, together with the Peter McMull... Read more
ABSTRACT Background: Immunisation programs available in low and middle-income countries include fewer vaccines in comparison to Australia’s National Immunisation Program. As a result, refug... Read more
ABSTRACT Digital advocacy organizations are permanent institutions which can rapidly mobilize people online and offline. Scholars are beginning to examine these organizations’ distinctive mo... Read more
EXTRACT he number of migrants moving within and across borders of nation states for work, resettlement, and refuge is unprecedented. The legal and discursive categorisation of migrants, and... Read more
EXTRACT Refugees in Australia often have complex physical and psychological health needs. Murray PHN is home to several different groups of refugees, including Hazara refugees from Afghanist... Read more
ABSTRACT From community volunteer action to neoliberal refugee settlement Recently, I heard a state Liberal politician argue for more government regulation in the private market, specificall... Read more
ABSTRACT Violent conflict in the Middle East has forced millions to flee their homes and seek refuge in host nations around the globe. Across three studies, we asked American participants (N... Read more
ABSTRACT Mohammed and Rosie came to Australia from Iran seeking protection. Until late 2018, they were sleeping on a friend’s lounge room floor. They each received $240 per week (89 pe... Read more
The effects of discrimination on refugee and migrant housing needs – Settlement Council of Australia
EXTRACT Refugees and migrants struggle to find appropriate accommodation. This can be because there are long waiting lists for public and social housing, there is little appropriate private... Read more
ABSTRACT The effects of refugee influx in recent years have been mostly analysed in terms of social and economic dimensions. However, the effects are especially important on the party system... Read more
