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                                                                      General Myths and Facts About Asylum Seekers:

                                                                      OFFSHORE REFUGEE DETERMINATION PROCESS FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS IN DETENTION IN DARWIN

                                                                      Asylum Seekers  and Refugees : What are the facts? Australian Parliamentary Library


                                                                      November 2011 fact sheet on refugees and asylum seekers from the Mental Health Council of Australia. An estimated 80-90% of this group will go on to settle in Australia and that currently there is no evaluation process or information available about the mental health services provided to detainees at the various immigration detention centres.

                                                                      Fact sheet on the Memorandum of Understanding with Afghanistan ( from ASCI) 


                                                                      ASRC Myth busters:
                                                                      http://www.asrc.org.au/media/documents/myths-facts-solutions-summary-sheet.pdf

                                                                      ASRC comprehensive myths, facts and solutions:
                                                                      http://www.asrc.org.au/media/documents/myths-facts-solutions-info-apr-2011.pdf

                                                                      Australi's refugee intake compared to other countries:
                                                                      http://www.asrc.org.au/media/documents/how-we-compare-internationally_.pdf

                                                                      Refugee Council's Myths about refugees:
                                                                      http://www.refugeecouncil.org.au/resources/myths.php

                                                                      Malaysia 'deal' factsheet:
                                                                      http://www.asrc.org.au/media/documents/malaysia-people-swap-mythbuster___.pdf


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