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Operation "Sovereign Borders" has been a primary focus of the government to deal with 'people smuggling'.
On April 23, days after announcing changes to Subclass 457 Visa and Citizenship, Minister for Immigration Peter Dutton released the following statistics for comparison.
Under Labor, Australia saw:
You can read the full statement here:
www.liberal.org.au/latest-news/2017/04/23/1000-days-strong-and-secure-borders
The Department of Immigration has also updated their fact sheets and statistics in relation to Australia's Humanitarian Programme.
The Humanitarian Programme has two important functions:
The onshore component of the Humanitarian Programme aims to provide options for people who wish to apply for protection (or asylum) after arrival in Australia.
More information on the onshore component of the programme is available on the Department's website.
See: Onshore – Protection
The offshore resettlement component comprises two categories of permanent visas. These are:
Category | 2010–11 | 2011–12 | 2012–13 | 2013–14 | 2014–15 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Refugee | 5984 | 5988 | 11 985 | 6499 | 6002 |
Special Humanitarian Programme | 2966 | 714 | 503 | 4507 | 5007 |
Onshore1 | 4828 | 7043 | 7510 | 2753 | 2747 |
Total |
13 778 | 13 745 | 19 998 | 13 759 |
13 756
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In 2016–17, the Programme is 13,750 places comprising:
• a minimum of 11,000 places for people offshore (including 1200 places for vulnerable women and children) focused on the priority regions of Middle East, Asia and Africa and resettling among others, Syrians, Iraqis, Myanmarese, Afghans and Congolese
• the balance of places for people onshore who have arrived in Australia lawfully. In 2017–18, there will be a minimum of 16,250 places, and the Programme will increase to 18,750 places in 2018–19
• The 2018–19 offshore component of the Programme is expected to represent Australia’s largest intake in 30 years