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ISSN 1328-8091 Contents Purpose .................................................................................................................................................... 2 Background .............................................................................................................................................. 2 Basis of policy commitment ................................................................................................................ 2 Position of significant interest groups ................................................................................................ 4 Financial implications ............................................................................................................................... 5 Key provisions .......................................................................................................................................... 5 The Statement .......................................................................................................................... 6 The Bill ...................................................................................................................................... 6 Concluding comments ............................................................................................................................. 8 BILLS DIGEST NO. 8, 2010-11 15 October 2010

Parliament of Australia Department of Parliamentary Services Parliamentary Library Information, analysis and advice for the Parliament BILLS DIGEST www.aph.gov.au/library 23 June 2010, no. 190, 2009-10, ISSN 1328-8091 Carer Recognition Bill 2010 Janet Phillips Social Policy Section Kirsty Magarey Law and Bills Digest Section Contents Purpose ........................................................................................................................................ 2 Background ................................................................................................................................. 2

May 10, 2013 Asylum seekers and refugees—how will they be affected by this year’s Budget? It is expected that there will be several items in this year’s Budget directly affecting asylum seekers and refugees, some of which will require significant increases in expenditure. In particular, funding associated with the cost

April 9, 2013 Global asylum trends 2012: how does Australia compare? The United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) recently released its latest report on the number of asylum applications lodged in the 44 industrialised countries that provide statistics to the UNHCR. The 2012 report, Asylum levels and trends in

MARCH 15, 2013 National Forced Adoptions Apology In June 2012 the Attorney-General announced that the Government would offer a national apology to those affected by forced adoption practices in Australia. A Forced Adoption Apology Reference Group was subsequently established in August 2012 to provide advice on the wording and timing

MARCH 13, 2013 Temporary skilled migration and the 457 visa Image source: www.liveinvictoria.vic.gov.au On 23 February 2013, the Government announced that there would be changes to the temporary skilled (subclass 457) visa program to ensure that employers are ‘not nominating positions where a genuine shortage does not exist’ and that

Parliament of Australia Department of Parliamentary Services BACKGROUND NOTE Updated 11 February 2013 Asylum seekers and refugees: what are the facts? Janet Phillips Social Policy Section Contents Introduction ............................................................................................................................................. 1 What is the difference between an asylum seeker and a refugee? ........................................................ 2 Are asylum seekers ‘illegals’?................................................................................................................... 2 Are asylum