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Refugees and Asylum Seekers 101 - Hosted by the AIIA Queensland
Join us either in-person or online for a live webinar with renowned population and immigration expert, Dr. Abul Rizvi, who will provide a history of Australia's refugee and humanitarian program and what can be done to create a more sustainable and equitable system for asylum seekers.
If you are attending in-person, please arrive at Holding Redlich at 5.30pm for registration and drinks. This event will be available online. After registering, on March 14 you will receive a follow-up confirmation email containing further details on how to join the webinar which will commence at 6pm AEST. The event is free for AIIA Queensland members and AIIA members from all states. Non-members pay $10 and student non-members $5.
If you arrive after 6pm, the lifts may not be accessible. Ring 0403 777 541 for assistance.
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Australia has a long and polarising history in granting asylum and resettling refugees for displaced persons from across the globe. This history dates back to 1945, when many European refugees were relocated in Australia after fleeing their homes during the Second World War. Over the years, those seeking asylum have become more diverse and the system for resettlement has undergone considerable changes, including the introduction of mandatory detention and the Temporary Protection Visa. Here, it is important to ask whether the current system is adequate, are their problems that should be addressed and where can improvements be made to create a more equitable and sustainable process for asylum seekers?
On this, Dr. Abul Rizvi will answer these important questions and go through the history of asylum seekers and refugees in Australia.
Agenda
- Presentation by Dr. Abul Rizvi
Dr. Abul Rizvi
Special Advisor at Michelson AlexanderDr. Abul Rizvi is an economics, accounting and public policy graduate from ANU and has recently completed a PhD in population and immigration policy. From 1991 to 1995, he was the Immigration Department’s Chief Financial Officer before managing Australia’s migration program from 1995 to 2007. He commissioned research on the demographic, economic and budgetary impact of immigration that was extensively used in policy development, including the 2002 Intergenerational Report. This research led to major policy changes to expand Australia’s international education industry, skilled temporary migration and working holiday makers as a pathway to an expanded permanent migration program. This slowed population ageing in Australia and made it a demographic outlier amongst developed nations (ie younger, more diverse and growing faster) over the past 20 years. Dr Rizvi was awarded the Public Service Medal and the Centenary Medal for services to the development and implementation of Australian immigration policy. He is a frequent media commentator on population, immigration and its impact on Australia’s economic directions. He recently featured in the SBS Documentary Who Gets to Stay in Australia. Dr Rizvi is Rizvi is the author of the book Population Shock on the role of Australia's immigration policies in shaping Australia's population and economic policies.
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- Online and In-person Questions from the Audience
Dr. Abul RizviDr. Abul Rizvi
Special Advisor at Michelson AlexanderDr. Abul Rizvi is an economics, accounting and public policy graduate from ANU and has recently completed a PhD in population and immigration policy. From 1991 to 1995, he was the Immigration Department’s Chief Financial Officer before managing Australia’s migration program from 1995 to 2007. He commissioned research on the demographic, economic and budgetary impact of immigration that was extensively used in policy development, including the 2002 Intergenerational Report. This research led to major policy changes to expand Australia’s international education industry, skilled temporary migration and working holiday makers as a pathway to an expanded permanent migration program. This slowed population ageing in Australia and made it a demographic outlier amongst developed nations (ie younger, more diverse and growing faster) over the past 20 years. Dr Rizvi was awarded the Public Service Medal and the Centenary Medal for services to the development and implementation of Australian immigration policy. He is a frequent media commentator on population, immigration and its impact on Australia’s economic directions. He recently featured in the SBS Documentary Who Gets to Stay in Australia. Dr Rizvi is Rizvi is the author of the book Population Shock on the role of Australia's immigration policies in shaping Australia's population and economic policies.
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