RCOA releases submission and calls for expanded resettlement program
Written by Administrator Monday, 01 March 2010 18:36
As foreshadowed in last month’s bulletin, RCOA has now released
its submission to the Australian Government on the 2009-10 Refugee and
Humanitarian Program. The 139-page submission examines international refugee
resettlement needs, the planning of Australia’s refugee program, visa
processing and onshore protection issues, post-arrival settlement issues and
the public promotion of Australia’s involvement in refugee support. RCOA released
the submission on February 24, with a public statement calling for the
Australian Government to expand the offshore refugee resettlement program over
the coming five years from around 12,000 places (the offshore program’s annual
average over the past six years) to 20,000 places. This statement received
press and radio coverage, including a 12-minute interview with CEO Paul Power
on ABC Radio National’s “Life Matters” program – http://www.abc.net.au/rn/lifematters/stories/2010/2828192.htm
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