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Submission for Australia’s Humanitarian Program 2026-27

Submission for Australia’s Humanitarian Program 2026-27

by CRSA | Apr 10, 2026 | Posted to: Publications, Updates | Tags: Community Sponsorship, Policy Brief

CRSA recently made a submission in response to the Discussion Paper published by the Department of Home Affairs in connection with Australia’s Humanitarian Program 2026-27. This submission focuses onQuestions (3), (4) and (5) in the Discussion Paper. Summary of...

CRSA Pre-Budget Submission 2026-27

by CRSA | Dec 18, 2025 | Posted to: Publications, Updates | Tags: Policy Brief, Submission to Parliament

CRSA’s Pre-Budget submission for the 2026–27 Budget focuses on three key recommendations to the Commonwealth Government: (i) Prioritise reforms to ‘named’ community sponsorship (ii) Prioritise additional visa places for 200 CRISP arrivals each year...

Draft Framework for a New Approach to Named Community Sponsorship

by CRSA | Aug 20, 2025 | Posted to: Publications, Updates | Tags: Policy Brief

CRSA is leading civil society efforts to design a new “named” or “linked” community sponsorship model — a better way for Australians to sponsor refugees they know or identify. Developed by CRSA in partnership with the Refugee Council of...

Submission for Australia’s Humanitarian Program 2025-26

by CRSA | Aug 14, 2025 | Posted to: Publications, Updates | Tags: Community Sponsorship, Policy Brief, Submission to Parliament

This submission is made in response to the Discussion Paper published by the Department of Home Affairs in connection with Australia’s Humanitarian Program 2025-26, with particular focus on questions 3 and 4. It also contains proposals to advance the Albanese...

Policy Brief: Kindness in Times of Crisis – Harnessing the Power of the Australian Community during Humanitarian Emergencies  

by CRSA | Jun 26, 2025 | Posted to: Publications, Updates | Tags: Policy Brief

CRSA has released a new policy brief exploring how community sponsorship can be leveraged as a powerful emergency response tool during humanitarian crises. When conflicts erupt—from the fall of Kabul to the invasion of Ukraine —both government and the broader...
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