Immigration, Migration & Demography Internet Guide
Australian Government Websites
Australian. Department of Immigration, Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (DIMIA)
Media releases, Fact sheets, research and statistics, guidelines and requirements for people migrating to, visiting or studying
in Australia, Departmental overview and the text of Ministerial speeches and messages.Extensive documentation is available for many issues relating to migration including Australian Multiculturalism and Illegal Migration Issues which covers
border control, detention, people smuugling and illegal workers.
url: http://www.dimia.gov.au/
Immigration, citizenship and settlement information for people in Australia. Includes legislation and legislation updates
url: http://www.immigrationportal.gov.au/index.htm
Australian Immigration Statistics
Includes a wide range of statistical data on Australian immigration and migration Issues.
url: http://www.immi.gov.au/media/statistics/index.htm
Australian Dept. of Immigration, Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs (DIMA). Community Information Summaries.
"The Community Information Summaries describe overseas-born communities and their
descendants who are living in Australia. The summaries are based on a broad range of
demographic and socio-economic characteristics from the 1996 Census of Population and
Housing. They also include a brief historical background on the community's arrival and
experiences in Australia."
url: http://www.immi.gov.au/media/publications/statistics/comm-summ/index.htm
Refugee Review Tribunal
The Refugee Review Tribunal is an independent body established by the Commonwealth Government of Australia. The
Tribunal reviews individual decisions made by the Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs concerning
refugees in Australia. It commenced operation on July 1, 1993. Includes News, Annual Reports, RRT Decisions Bulletins, Relevant Australian Court Judgements,
Press Releases, Standards and Services, RRT Interpreters' Hanbook and links to many sources with a significant component of geographical resources.
url: http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/other/rrt/
Australian Human Rights & and Equal Opportunity Commission: Asylum Seekers
Collection of documents relating to the human rights status of Asylum seekers in Australia.Includes information relating to various detention centres.
url: http://www.hreoc.gov.au/human_rights/asylum_seekers/index.html
National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention
"The Human Rights Commissioner, Dr Sev Ozdowski, announced the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission's National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention on 28 November 2001.
The Inquiry will be conducted over 2002, and will consider public submissions and visit major detention centres and facilities - including facilities on Cocos and Christmas Islands.
Public hearings will be conducted in states where there are detention centres. Experts with experience in dealing with children in detention will be encouraged to make submissions. Dr Ozdowski hopes to report on the Inquiry to Federal Parliament by the end of 2002."http://www.humanrights.gov.au/human_rights/children_detention/index.html
Australian Legislation & Other Legal Information.
Migration Act of 1958
Full-text of the 1958 Act from Austlii database.
url: http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/consol_act/ma1958118/
Border Protection Bill 2001
Parliament of Australia. Parliamentary Library Bills Digest
url: http://www.aph.gov.au/library/pubs/bd/2001-02/02bd041.htm
Migration Legislation, Regulations
Australian Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affiars list of relevant legislation. Links to Austlii to locate full-text of Legislation.
url: http://www.immi.gov.au/legislation/
Australia Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs. Notice of Legislation Change 2001
Legislative changes from 2001 including Permanent Protection and Temporary Protection Visa Holders; Application of the Criminal Code ; Repeal of Section 53 of the Migration Act 1958 .
url: http://www.immi.gov.au/legislation/amendments/index.htm
Federal Court Decision on Refugees
Victorian Council for Civil Liberties Incorporated v Minister for Immigration &
Multicultural Affairs ( & summary) [2001] FCA 1297 (11 September 2001)
url: http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/cases/cth/federal_ct/2001/1297.html
Australian Research Websites
Amnesty International Australia.
url: http://www.amnesty.org.au/
Austcare
Australian caring for Refugees, information relates mainly to the organisations functions, projects and advocacy issues.
url: http://www.austcare.org.au/
Multicultural Mental Health Australia
The goal of the ATMHN is to improve the quality and accessibility of mental health services available to Australia's Non-English
Speaking Background (NESB) communities through .the establishment of a national agenda in
transcultural mental health research, professional and community education and service development
and the provision of a national information and clearinghouse service. This website contains the full-text of research papers
relating to the mental health of immigrant communities. The Networks also includes access to the Library Catalogue, Australian policies on mental health,
best practice guidelines, souces for funding and mental health brochures and instruments in various languages.
url: http://www.mmha.org.au/
Centre for Asia-Pacific Social Transformations.
CAPSTRANS is a "...joint initiative of the Universities of Newcastle and Wollongong, established at the
beginning of 1999. CAPSTRANS' aim is to increase our understanding of the complex processes of social and cultural
change which are shaping the region." This website includes information on programmes, projects and publications. Selected
research papers are availble in full-text. CAPSTRANS hosts the regional centre for the Asia-Pacific Migration Research Network
url: http://www.capstrans.edu.au/
Centre for Immigration and Multicultural Studies (CIMS)
A useful starting point for research with links to over sixty websites on Immigration and Multicultural studies.
CIMS includes a very occasional newsletter Polyphony
(last published February 1995) and the CIMS Oral History Page
url: http://cims.anu.edu.au/
Federation of Ethnic Communities' Council of Australia.
Australian organisation whose aim is to "...enhance the well being of the Australian Community, through the fullest
participation and involvement of people of diverse ethnic backgrounds, especially those who have experienced the migration process."
This website includes information on policy and key issues.
url: http://www.fecca.org.au/
Vicnet Multicultural
Collection of Links to mainly Victorian Websites on Multiculturalism. The site includes many Community organisations.
url: http://www.vicnet.net.au/community/ethnic/
National Ethnic and Multicultural Broadcasters' Council.
The NEMBC is the peak organisation representing ethnic community broadcasters across Australia. This website is an excellent source for current news from and
about ethnic communities in Australia. A News Digest (available in 21 languages); Bulletin Board and links to ethnic community news services provide broad coverage of current issues.
url: http://www.nembc.org.au/
Refugee Council of Australia
"The Refugee Council of Australia is a non-profit peak organisation. It provides information on
and advocacy for refugees and humanitarian entrants in Australia on behalf of its 120 individual
and organisational members. It is not a part of the Australian Government." we site includes statistics, factsheets, news and publication
information.
url: http://www.refugeecouncil.org.au/
Transforming Cultures.
Website of the Transforming Cultures research program at the University of Technology, Sydney which "...explores the ways "narratives of the local" are undergoing
transformation - both in content and in forms of telling - in our globalising world. Trans/forming Cultures examines
the composition of narratives, their circulation and frequent contestation within public culture." website includes abstracts of occasional papers and research activities.
url: http://transforming.cultures.uts.edu.au/
United Nations Organisations
UNHCR The UN Refugee Agency
Produced by the United Nations High Commission for Refugees this site comprises a collection of full-text databases representing comprehensive and reliable refugee information.
The purpose is to provide the most accurate and up-to-date information possible and to make it easily accessible worldwide.
Full-text documentation from the UNHCR and the UN relating to Refugees are freely available.
Also included are Statistical Overviews
for Populations of Concern for 1995-1996 & selected extracts from other key publications. The site is searchable and allows
searching of related sites by keyword and region.
url: http://www.unhcr.ch/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/home
MOST Clearinghouse
Research Programme designed by UNESCO to promote international comparative Social Science research.
Includes Most newsletter, major research projects, the full-text of policy ansd discussion paper series. Comprehensive
and important source of information for social science and social policy, social transformations, immigration, population change
and diversity. The MOST Clearinghouse on Poverty & Social Exclusion
is a valuable source for documents and project information on the various causes of poverty.
url: http://portal.unesco.org/shs/en/ev.php-URL_ID=3511&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
ReliefWeb
ReliefWeb is a project of the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs.
It aims to support the response capacity of the humanitarian relief community through the
dissemination of reliable information on prevention, preparedness and disaster response. ReliefWeb contains information
relevant to research in immigration/migration, factors influence population movement & change and social transformation
resulting from natural and other emergencies. Fact sheets, situation reports, and a Financial assistance tracking database
are available on this site.
url: http://www.reliefweb.int/w/rwb.nsf
International & Regional Organisations
Asia-Pacific Migration Research Network.
Part of the UNESCO MOST Programme APMRN has as its "...central focus of this project is the long-term role of migration and
increased ethno-cultural diversity as major factors in the social transformation of the societies of the Asia-Pacific
Region. The aim is to build an international research network which will carry out interdisciplinary research on social and
political aspects of international migration and growing ethno-cultural diversity in the region. The full-text of
publications are available from this website.
url: http://portal.unesco.org/shs/en/ev.php-URL_ID=2879&URL_DO=DO_TOPIC&URL_SECTION=201.html
Across Borders
Internet resource for Palestinian Refugees
url: http://www.acrossborder.org/Portal/index.cfm
Asylum Aid
Uk based "charity which provides free legal advice and representation to refugees and asylum-seekers seeking
safety in the UK from persecution. We also campaign for the fair treatment of refugees in the UK."
url: http://www.asylumaid.org.uk/
CARE
International relief and development organization. Website includes Press Releases, Special Reports and Notes from the Field.
url: http://www.care.org/
CEIFO: Centre for Research in International Migration and Ethnic Relations.
"Centre for Research in International Migration and Ethnic Relations, CEIFO, (Stockholm University, Sweden) is an
inter-disciplinary research unit established 1983 at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Stockholm
University. Its research programme covers international migration, ethnicity, nationalism,
xenophobia and racism, ethnic relations, immigration policies and refugee reception models. The
living conditions and integration of various immigrant groups are studied in a cross-national
comparative perspective. Those aspects of Swedish society and culture which become visible
upon confrontation with the immigrants are investigated as well." This is an excellent resource for locating European information
on race and ethnicity and includes academic articles, publications and research profiles.
url: http://www.ceifo.su.se/
Centre for Multiethnic Research. Uppsala University, Sweden.
Website includes; Research, Staff, the Multiethnica Ð Newsletter, Courses, General Information, New Books &
the full-text for selected publication.
url: http://www.multietn.uu.se/index_eng.htm
Electronic Immigration Network.
"The Electronic Immigration Network aims to link major information providers with advice workers
and practitioners dealing with all issues relating to immigration, refugee and nationality law and
practice in the United Kingdom."
url: http://www.ein.org.uk/
European Research Centre on Migration and Ethnic Relations
Promotes the scientific study of migration, racism & ethnicity and supports research and the
dissemination of information in these areas of research. Includes Annual reports, information on research programmes,
Merger newsletter of the Migration and Ethnic Relations Group for European research.
publication information and the text of discussion papers presented at recent conference on
Research Policy on Migration
in the Cities (Content not to be cited without the authors permission.)
url: http://www.ercomer.org/
European Centre for Minority Issues.
"This is a Danish and German institute whose aim is to promote
interdisciplinary research on various dimensions of minority-
majority relations in a European perspective, and to contribute
to the improvement of inter-ethnic relations in those parts of Western
and Eastern Europe where ethnopolitical tension and conflict prevail.
ECMI publications can be either downloaded or ordered directly from
the website."
url: http://www.ecmi.de/
European Council on Refugees and Exiles
"ECRE is an umbrella organisation of 67 refugee-assisting member agencies in 25
countries working towards fair and humane policies for the treatment of asylum
seekers and refugees." Full-text of policy, position and selected research papers are available from this website.
url: http://www.ecre.org/
Forum: Habitat in Developing Countries
An internet resource aimed at providing information to researchers and professionals working for the improvement of the built
environment in developing countries, and at facilitating communications among them. Excellent links
for Migration, Demography and Statistical Information.
url: http://www2.polito.it/ricerca/forumhabitat/welcome.htm
International Organization for Immigration (IOM).
Website of an organisation "committed to the principle that humane and orderly
migration benefits migrants and society."
url: http://www.iom.int/
Jesuit Refugee Service.
Website includes news and country profiles from this not for profit Catholic relief organisation.
url: http://www.JesRef.org/
Multicultural Pavilion: Resources and Dialogues for Educators, Students & Activists.
url: http://curry.edschool.virginia.edu/curry/centers/multicultural/
Migration Dialog
"Migration Dialogue promotes an informed discussion of the issues associated with international migration by providing unbiased and timely information on immigration
and integration issues. Migration Dialogue supports five major activities: Migration News, Rural Migration News, Opinion Leader Seminars, Comparative Migration Policy
Research, and California Rural Welfare Database. Archives, data, seminar reports and links are found under each of these headings."
url: http://migration.ucdavis.edu/
The Metropolis Project.
The Metropolis project is an international forum for research and policy on migration and cities. Website includes
policy and research documents and an online library of abstracts and information on research.
url: http://canada.metropolis.net/
The Migration Policy Group.
"Independent, not for profit organisation
based in Brussels. MPG is committed to improving policy development on migration and related issues through the promotion of facilitated
exchange between key stakeholders in Europe, North America and the international community." Website includes back copies of the Migration News Sheet (1992-1996); annual report;
extracts from key reports and publications.
url: http://www.migpolgroup.com/
Norwegian Refugee Council
The Norwegian Refugee Council is a voluntary organisation involved in refugee questions
and international refugee work. Website includes the Global IDP (Internally Displaced Persons) Survey
with links to publications and
Bibliography on Internally Displaced Persons.
url: http://www.nrc.no/engindex.htm
Refugees Studies Centre
From Queen Elizabeth House Development Studies Programme, University of Oxford includes the full-text of articles from
Forced Migration Review
url: http://www.rsc.ox.ac.uk/
Refugees International
Independent organisation founded in 1979 to assist Indo-Chinese refugees but noe operating globally.
The site includes the full-text of documents, journal & newspaper articles by RI members, RI Annual report, searchable database of
of Refugee issues containing all documents and press releases available from RI and information on projects and programmes.
url: http://www.refintl.org/
Scalabrini Migration Center
Includes A bi-weekly electronic posting keeping you updated on news concerning Asian migration,
a refereed quarterly, publishing the latest research findings of scholars on Asian migration,
a quarterly magazine for field workers, activists, NGO associates, and researchers,
a list of NGOs involved with migrant workers in Asia,
data on migration in Asian countries of origin and receiving countries and the homepages of the Federation of Centers for Migration Studies.
url: http://www.scalabrini.asn.au/philsmc.htm
Population & Demography
Population Studies Center, University of Pennsylvania
Includes Online data sets for African & Mexican population information (there are restrictions on usage).
Links to other datasets and Working Paper Series on population, ageing and demography. The Office includes the
Latin American Migration Project
url: http://lexis.pop.upenn.edu/
Push and Pull Factors of International Migration.
Project of Commission of the European Communities Statistical Bureau (Eurostat) and the Netherlands
Interdisciplinary Demographic Institute.
url: http://www.nidi.knaw.nl/en/projects/330106/
Population Studies Center, University of Michigan
Full-text of research reports and working paper series. Papers cover many aspects of demography & population
and include a special series of reports on the Elderly in Asia. Papers are in PDF format and require an Adobe Acrobat reader.
url: http://www.psc.isr.umich.edu/
Princeton University. Office for Population Research
Information on publications and research, datasets for World Fertility Surveys, 19th Century
European fertility and current fertility surveys for selected Chinese provinces. The Princeton site is home to Population Index
url: http://opr.princeton.edu/
Statistical Resources on the Web Sociology
Demographic information and social indicators for the United States and other Nations. This site also provides access to information by subject:-
ageing, adoption, child abuse, crime, divorce, domestic violence, immigration, ethnicity etc
url: http://www.lib.umich.edu/govdocs/stsoc.html
Race and Racism
Face the Facts: Some Questions and Answers about Immigration, Refugees and Indigenous Affairs
HEROC publication which addresses "..some of the prevailing myths concerning immigration, refugees and Indigenous peoples by presenting the basic facts in a straightforward manner. Importantly, it set out to counter the inaccurate and misleading information that inspires much racial intolerance."http://www.humanrights.gov.au/racial_discrimination/face_facts/
Crosspoint Anti-Racism
Website linking over 2000 anti-racist organisations throughout the world
url: http://www.magenta.nl/crosspoint/
Commission for Racial Equality, United Kingdom
UK government website for promoting racial equality.
url: http://www.cre.gov.uk/
Reference Sources
Australian Immigration Statistics
Includes a wide range of statistical data on Australian immigration and migration Issues.
url: http://www.dimia.gov.au/media/statistics/index.htm
Australian Dept. of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (DIMA). Community Information Summaries.
"The Community Information Summaries describe overseas-born communities and their
descendants who are living in Australia. The summaries are based on a broad range of
demographic and socio-economic characteristics from the 1996 Census of Population and
Housing. They also include a brief historical background on the community's arrival and
experiences in Australia."
url: http://www.immi.gov.au/media/publications/statistics/comm-summ/index.htm
Amsterdam: A New Treaty for Europe.
An excellent website which includes a comprehensive guide to this treaty.
url: http://europa.eu/scadplus/leg/en/s50000.htm
United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR). Guide to Refugee Information around the World.
Click map to obtain information about the treatment of refugees in different countries.
url: http://www.unhcr.org/
Population Index
Primary reference tool to the world's literature on population. Comprises an
annotated bibliography of recently published books, journal articles, working papers, and other material on population
topics. The index covers the years 1986-98. Fisher reference holds the index from 1990 onward 312 7 &
1937-1989 Storage DST 2720
url: http://popindex.princeton.edu/
Full-text Documents
Joint Standing Committee on Migration
Committee activities (inquiries and reports);Committee members;
Committee establishment, role and history
http://www.aph.gov.au/house/committee/mig/
Not the Hilton Immigration Detention Centres: Inspection Report
Joint Standing Committee on Immigration. September 2000
Canberra© Commonwealth of Australia 2000 ISBN 0642 452636
http://www.aph.gov.au/house/committee/mig/report/Hilton/
Refugees and the Myth of the Borderless World
By William Maley, Alan Dupont, Jean-Pierre Fonteyne, Greg Fry, James Jupp and Thuy Do part of the Keynote series published by Department of International Relations in the Research School of Pacific and Asian Studies at the Australian National University. Available for downloading in RTF or PDF.
http://rspas.anu.edu.au/ir/pubs/keynotes/keynotes-02.htm
Report of Inquiry into Immigration Detention Procedures
Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs report by Philip Flood AO.
The Minister for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs asked Mr Philip Flood to conduct an independent inquiry to investigate, examine and
report on aspects of Australian Immigration Detention Procedures. The report was presented to Parliament on 27 February 2001.
url: http://www.hreoc.gov.au/Human_RightS/children_detention_report/report/chap05.htm
Organised Crime and People Smuggling/Trafficking to Australia
Paper by Rebecca Tailby. Australian Institute of Criminology Trends & Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice.
url: http://www.aic.gov.au/publications/tandi/tandi208.html
Human Smuggling and Trafficking: An Overview of the Response at the Federal Level
Australian Institute of Criminology. Research and Public Policy Series. no 24 Fiona David.
url: http://www.aic.gov.au/publications/rpp/24/front.pdf
MOST Discussion and Policy Papers
Full-text of MOST Discussion and Policy Papers series. Available in HTML or PDF format. The papers
cover a issues such as multicultuaralism, urbanisation, ethnic conflict, global change, aspects of development and
social, economic and technological transformations.
url: http://www.unesco.org/most/discuss.htm
International Journal on Multicultural Societies
url: http://www.unesco.org/most/jmshome.htm
People and Place
"People and Place is published quarterly by the Australian Forum for Population Studies.
People and Place presents key information on migration patterns, the labour market, urban growth, the environment and related topics."
Past issues only, current issue not available online.
url: http://elecpress.monash.edu.au/pnp/
Immigration, Social Cohesion and National Identity
Parliamentary Library, Parliament of Australia, Professor Robert Holton, Consultant, Social Policy Group,
1 September 1997. Analysis of Australian views on multiculturalism and immigration.
url: http://www.aph.gov.au/library/pubs/rp/1997-98/98rp01.htm
Research and policy on migration in cities.
Full-text of discussion papers prepared for the Second International Metropolis Conference Copenhagen, 25-28
September 1997. Topics covered in the include economic integration, social cohesion and tolerance & spatial concetration
and mobility.
url: http://www.ercomer.org/metropolis/index.html
State of the World Population.
United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) reports on World Population. Sections are availble in PDF format. Report data is searchable by
region, sub-region and country.The 1999 and 2001 reports are also available from the UNFPA website.
url: http://www.unfpa.org/swp/swpmain.htm
Forced Migration Review.
In-house journal of the Refugee Studies Programme at Oxford University. United Kingdom.
url: http://www.fmreview.org/