"the evacuees are very grateful... but at the same time there is a lot of desperation, a lot of sadness in these families, in these individuals, because they still have loved ones and family members left in afghanistan." khurrami - who fled afghanistan in 2010 after working as...
Department of Health and Ageing (2006) Health Assess- ments for Refugees and other Humanitarian Entrants to Australia. Canberra: Australian Government, www.health. gov.au (accessed 15 August 2007). Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (2006) Settlement Database Canberra: Department of ...
Citizens with outstanding tickets had their driver’s licenses suspended; bank accounts frozen and seized; homes and property confiscated, as well as business licenses suspended for outstanding citations.[29] RefugeesAustralia's humanitarian and refugee program of about 13,000 per year is in addition...
Humanitarian migrants face many challenges during pre-settlement and resettlement. One challenge is food insecurity (FI). The Building a New Life in Australia (BNLA) longitudinal cohort study gathered data from migrating units, that is, a group of humanitarian migrants included on the same visa ...
The data was collected face-to-face between 2013 and 2016, among humanitarian migrants. All participants held a permanent protection visa and had arrived in Australia or been granted their visa between period of May to December 2013. The study sample included 1288 participants born in Iraq and ...
For those who arrive via onshore pathways (i.e. arrivals by boat or via other means such as student/tourist visas), there may be a period of waiting for an application for a humanitarian visa to be assessed. As Australia’s laws require the detention of non-citizens who are in ...
By Joe America I personally have tremendous respect for Australia, the government, and for Australians, the people. Australia is a democracy that favors debate over dogmatism. Her people favor reason over religion or emotion. Not that Aussies can't be of
Humanitarian protection status - a residual form of pro- tection available to those not eligible for refugee status, who do not have a right to subsidiary protection but cannot be removed from national territory because of objective and serious personal situations. 2 b. Discretionary/limited leave ...
Background: Humanitarian migrants from Myanmar represent a significant refugee group in Australia; however, knowledge of their health needs and priorities is limited. This study aims to explore the meaning and influencers of health from the perspectives of refugees from Myanmar. Method: Using a commu...
According to the 2016 census, Myanmar was the most common country of origin of people who had resettled in Western Australia on a humanitarian visa [21]. On resettlement, people who have entered Australia on a humanitarian visa are referred to the Humanitarian Entrant Health Service for cost-...