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ISSN 1328-8091 Warning: All viewers of this digest are advised to visit the disclaimer appearing at the end of this document. The disclaimer sets out the status and purpose of the digest. BILLS DIGEST NO. 40, 2014-15 23 OCTOBER 2014 Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy

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

ISSN 2203-5249 RESEARCH PAPER SERIES, 2017-18 18 SEPTEMBER 2017 Developments in Australian refugee law and policy: the Abbott and Turnbull Coalition governments (2013-2016) Elibritt Karlsen, Law and Bills Digest Section Janet Phillips, Social Policy Section Contents Introduction ................................................................................................ 2 Chronology of significant events .................................................................. 4 2013 .................................................................................................................... 4 2014 ....................................................................................................................

ISSN 2203-5249 RESEARCH PAPER SERIES, 2016-17 UPDATED 2 FEBRUARY 2017 A comparison of Coalition and Labor government asylum policies in Australia since 2001 Janet Phillips Social Policy Section Executive summary • Both Coalition and Labor governments have adopted and maintained a variety of border protection and anti- people smuggling measures

ISSN 2203-5249 RESEARCH PAPER SERIES, 2016-17 UPDATED 17 JANUARY 2017 Australia’s Humanitarian Program: a quick guide to the statistics since 1947 Janet Phillips Social Policy Section Australia has a long history of accepting refugees and other humanitarian entrants from all parts of the globe, including those in need of assistance

ISSN 2203-5249 RESEARCH PAPER SERIES, 2016-17 UPDATED 22 NOVEMBER 2016 Australia’s Working Holiday Maker program: a quick guide Janet Phillips Social Policy Section Under Australia’s Working Holiday Maker (WHM) program, young people (aged 18 to 30 years) from certain countries may apply for one of two visas—Working Holiday (subclass 417)

69 Migration—Australian migration flows and population Janet Phillips, Social Policy and Joanne Simon-Davies, Statistics and Mapping Australia’s population Over the past ten years the annual population growth rate has been in a period of flux, reaching its peak in 2008 with the highest- ever recorded annual growth rate of 2.2%.