Submission Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) Australia’s Humanitarian Programme 2017/18

This submission responds to Questions 1 and 3 in the 2017/2018 Department of Immigration and Border Protection’s Australia’s Humanitarian Program discussion paper. It has a focus on children and young people in the Australian Humanitarian Programme. It has been informed by the perspectives of those working with unaccompanied minors throughout Australia through the UHM Programme, as well as consultation with the state programme providers (Centre for Multicultural Youth, MDA Ltd, Marist 180, and BaptCare), Amnesty International Australia and the Refugee Council of Australia. Also included are programme examples of good practice in supporting unaccompanied refugee children and young people to settle well in Australia, and information about programmes supporting unaccompanied minors in the United States and United Kingdom.