No one arriving in Australia as a refugee or seeking asylum will be fully vaccinated according to the Australian immunisation schedule. This is due to differences in country of origin schedules, and/or issues with health service access. Refugees and asylum seekers should be vaccinated

The Network has developed this information sheet to inform case workers and health service staff in Victoria about recent immunisation policy changes that impact on families from refugee backgrounds. Recent immunisation legislation and policy changes require children to be fully up-to

This report is based on 188 interviews with people of refugee background who are eligible for citizenship after being in Australia for four years on a permanent humanitarian visa but have experienced considerable delays in the citizenship process.

This report is the culmination of several STARTTS consultations with Sri Lankan Tamil community groups in Sydney. The report provides a history of the conflict in Sri Lanka, the Tamil community in NSW, and issues relevant to health including traditional ways of coping, mourning, and c

This report was informed by consumer focus groups undertaken by the Refugee and Migrant Women’s Working Group to understand the specific needs of refugee and migrant women and families accessing maternity care.

This report examines seven Australian local government council initiatives to support newly-arrived refugees in settlement, employment, education, and housing. Includes Hume City Council in Victoria.

This report examines relations between parents and adolescents in newly-arrived refugee and migrant communities in Victoria as they negotiate the challenges of migration, settlement and integration. Click the button below to read the report.

This report examines current knowledge about family violence against immigrant and refugee women. The report identifies key gaps in literature, particularly in connection to the ways immigration policies, structural disadvantage and location interact with immigrant and refugee women’s

The Primary Application Information Service (PAIS) is a Government-funded service to help eligible people seeking asylum to apply for a protection visa. PAIS is only available to a small percentage of protection visa applicants, who are deemed to be exceptionally vulnerable. The Depar

The Humanitarian Settlement Services (HSS) and Complex Case Support (CCS) programmes are designed to support newly arrived eligible humanitarian entrants in becoming self-reliant, fully-functioning members of Australian society. The HSS programme provides early, practical support to c