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Asylum in Australia has been granted to many refugees since 1945, when half a million Europeans displaced by World War II were given asylum. Since then, there have been periodic waves of asylum seekers from South East Asia and the Middle East, with government policy and public opinion changing over the years.
Yarra Bend Asylum: Demolished: 1848: 1925: 1000+ Fairfield, Melbourne: Ararat Asylum (Aradale Mental Hospital) Closed: 1865: 1993: 2000: Ararat: Collingwood Stockade (Carlton Lunatic Asylum) Demolished: 1866: 1872? Carlton North, Melbourne: Beechworth Asylum (Mayday Hills) Closed: 1867: 1995: 1200 [9] Beechworth: Kew Asylum (Willsmere Mental ...
Pages in category "Right of asylum in Australia" The following 14 pages are in this category, out of 14 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Mandatory detention of asylum seekers (so called, "unlawful arrivals") in Australia was established by the Keating government by the Migration Reform Act 1992 which came into operation on 1 September 1994. It was originally intended as an interim measure.
Operation Sovereign Borders (OSB) is a border protection operation led by the Australian Border Force, aimed at stopping maritime arrivals of asylum seekers to Australia. [1] The operation is the outcome of a 2013 federal election policy of the Coalition , which commenced on 18 September 2013 after the election of the Abbott government . [ 2 ]
The colonies promoted migration by a variety of schemes. The Bounty Immigration Scheme (1835-1841) boosted emigration from the United Kingdom to New South Wales. [13] The South Australia Company was established to encourage settlement in South Australia by labourers and skilled migrants.
Immigration detention centres detain people who have overstayed their visa, breached their visa conditions and had their visa cancelled or have been refused entry at Australia's entry ports. [7] This includes irregular maritime arrivals claiming asylum without passports, identity papers or valid entry visas.
A Temporary Protection Visa (TPV) is an Australian visa category issued to persons who had been recognised as refugees fleeing persecution. TPVs are issued to persons who apply for refugee status after making an unauthorised arrival in Australia, and is the main type of visa issued to refugees when released from Australian immigration detention facilities.