In the media
In PNG
The new deal agreed between the Australian and PNG governments, to switch accommodation and services to an allowance instead, HAS the men who remain there worried that they will not be able to afford rent.
In Australia
The National Justice Project launched a new online resource to assist people, who have been wronged, to navigate the relevant complaints process. On the 50th anniversary of the end of the war in Viet Nam, Australia’s Vietnamese community celebrated the beginning of a project to build the Vietnamese Museum Australia in Melbourne’s western suburbs. It will be the first of its kind in the country.
International
Kenya was praised for its decision to transition large refugee camps into municipalities where people living there will have more rights and greater security of residence. Renewed military activity by the Israeli Defence Force has caused a surge in the number of people displaced in Gaza once again. The number of unaccompanied refugee minors, particularly teenagers, in care in the UK has doubled in recent years. A ten-year collaboration between the Mexican government, UNHCR and businesses has enabled50,000 refugees to successfully integrate in communities where they have found jobs, housing and stability. The cuts to the USAID program forced the World Food Program to halve rations, which the UNHCR fears may drive people to undertake dangerous journeys to seek better prospects elsewhere.
In policy
The Refugee Council of Australia published an analysis of the federal budget as it pertains to refugees and asylum seekers. As the election campaign is now officially underway, the UNSW Kaldor Centre promoted a resource on identifying and countering misinformation during election campaigns. Following the recent cyclone in Queensland, academics from UNSW and ANU collaborated on an article setting out how skilled refugees could be recruited to assist in recovery and rebuild efforts.
New releases and events
Refugee Displacement, Disability and Human Rights The Production, Processing and Power of Data, a book by Philippa Duell-Piening published by Routledge.