Australia

Refugee Talent founders, Nirary Dacho and Anna Robson met at the Sydney Techfugee Hackathon in November 2015. They joined together to solve the problem of refugees struggling to get their first local work experience in their new country. The solution Refugee Talent – is a digital platform to connect skilled refugees with companies offering short and long term job opportunities.

The IGC is an informal, non-decision making forum for intergovernmental information exchange and policy debate on issues of relevance to the management of international migratory flows.

The IGC brings together 16 Participating States, the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, the International Organization for Migration and the European Commission. The Participating States are Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom and United States of America.

When people apply for visas to travel to Australia for work purposes, prior to arrival in Australia they receive a booklet with practical information about living in the country, including the Australian Values Statement. This information is intended for people who are applying for a visa to live in Australia, either permanently or on a temporary basis.

Community Hubs bring local communities and migrants together to build cohesive communities. Community Hubs Australia works with local communities and governments in multiple Australian states to support refugees and new migrants as they achieve independence and become active community members. Highly effective, the Hubs design and manage evidence-based programs to reach and support migrant/refugee women and pre-school children, who are hard to reach through traditional services.

Harmony Week is held every year on the week of the 21 March to coincide with the United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination and celebrate Australia's cultural diversity.
The message of Harmony Day is that everyone belongs - it is a day of cultural respect for everyone who calls Australia home. 

Between 1999 and 2020, more than 80,000 Harmony Week events had been held in childcare centres, schools, community groups, churches, businesses and federal, state and local government agencies across Australia.

The aim of the National Anti-Racism Strategy is to promote a clear understanding in the Australian community of what racism is, and how it can be prevented and reduced.

This aim is achieved through three objectives:

AUSCO is provided to Refugee and Special Humanitarian Programme entrants over the age of five years prior to their departure for Australia. AUSCO gives practical advice about the journey to Australia, including quarantine laws and information about what to expect post-arrival.

The programme was first established in 2003 in recognition of the need for orientation for refugees from Africa. AUSCO has since expanded and is now offered in four regions: Africa, South Asia, South East Asia and the Middle East. Additional courses are provided in other locations as required.

The Australia Asia Program to Combat Trafficking in Persons (AAPTIP) is a five-year program that aims to reduce the incentives and opportunities for human trafficking in the Philippines and ASEAN.

The Seasonal Worker Program aims to contribute to Pacific islands’ and Timor-Leste’s economic development objectives while assisting Australian employers who cannot source local labour.  Citizens of Kiribati, Nauru, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor Leste, Tonga, Tuvalu and Vanuatu are able to participate in the programme.   

Australia’s immigration system has evolved to place emphasis on employer-sponsored, demand driven migration developed through broad consultations and programs with a wide range of stakeholders. A cornerstone of its migration program is labour market assessment (through the use of independent and accredited bodies with specialized knowledge of particular occupations), as well as consultations with the industry and the wider public through blogs, discussion papers and surveys.