This discussion paper seeks views on three key areas of humanitarian program policy: the development of a Complex Case Support Network, the expansion of the Australian Cultural Orientation Programme, and strengthened requirements for Special Humanitarian Program proposers.

Since 2003-04 the majority of people resettled under the Australian Humanitarian Programme have come from Africa. Humanitarian entrants from Africa have experienced higher levels of disadvantage than entrants from previous source regions. This discussion paper presents a range of recommendations across a variety of policy areas in order to improve the settlement outcomes of recently...

Siew-Ean Khoo, Peter McDonald and Graeme Hugo examine the reasons for migration, employment circumstances and migration outcomes of temporary skilled migrants who are holders of the temporary business entry visa. The study also investigates the social and economic circumstances of these temporary entrants, their future residential and migration intentions and the likelihood of shifts to...