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International refugee issues
- The Refugee Convention, opens in a new window
- The 1967 Protocol, opens in a new window
- The Global Compacts on Refugees and Migration, opens in a new window
- Resettlement, opens in a new window
- Climate change, disasters and displacement, opens in a new window
- Refugee law in Europe, opens in a new window
- Complementary refugee pathways: Protected entry schemes, opens in a new window
- Complementary refugee pathways: Private and community refugee sponsorship, opens in a new window
- Complementary refugee pathways: Labour mobility schemes, opens in a new window
- Complementary refugee pathways: Education pathways, opens in a new window
- The Optional Protocol to the Convention Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment, opens in a new window (OPCAT)
- The UK-Rwanda asylum deal, opens in a new window
Australia's refugee policies
- Frequently asked questions about refugees, opens in a new window
- Australia's refugee policy: An overview, opens in a new window
- The cost of Australia's refugee and asylum policy: a source guide, opens in a new window
- Complementary protection in Australia, opens in a new window
- Turning back boats, opens in a new window
Policies applying to asylum seekers offshore
- Offshore processing: an overview, opens in a new window
- Who is legally responsible for offshore processing on Manus and Nauru?, opens in a new window
- Medical transfers from offshore processing to Australia, opens in a new window
- Australia-Cambodia agreement for refugees in Nauru, opens in a new window
- Australia-United States Resettlement Deal, opens in a new window
Policies applying to asylum seekers in Australia
- Refugee status determination in Australia, opens in a new window
- Do people seeking asylum receive legal assistance?, opens in a new window
- The 'Legacy Caseload', opens in a new window
- When can refugees be removed from Australia?, opens in a new window
- Temporary Protection Visas and Safe Haven Enterprise Visas, opens in a new window
- Bridging Visas, opens in a new window
- Immigration Detention in Australia, opens in a new window
Read our research briefs
- Australia's obligations to asylum seeker children sent to Nauru, opens in a new window
- Conflict, disaster and regional refugee definitions, opens in a new window
- European approaches to forced migration, opens in a new window
- Refugee Status Determination in Australia, opens in a new window
- Temporary Protection Visas (TPVs) and Safe Haven Enterprise Visas (SHEVs), opens in a new window
- Refugee status determination in Nauru, opens in a new window
- Refugee status determination on Manus Island, Papua New Guinea, opens in a new window
- Australia's responsibility for offshore processing on Nauru and Manus Island, opens in a new window
- The Australia-Cambodia refugee deal, opens in a new window
- Complementary refugee pathways: Protected entry procedures, opens in a new window
- 'Fast track' refugee status determination, opens in a new window
- Turning back boats, opens in a new window
- Defining refugee-led organisations: An analysis of UNHCR's 2023 definition, opens in a new window