Research and Publications
Research
In 2010, MDA became a partner in the Small Mercies project, which aims to develop a framework for best practice in protecting, nurturing and respecting refugee children and youth, and eventually all migrant children, in Australia.
It is an Australian Refugee Council (ARC) research project led by Professor Mary Crock of the University of Sydney. This project is an interdisciplinary, multi-sectoral research partnership between:
- Leading academics
- Key human rights bodies
- The Un High Commissioner for Refugees
- Amnesty International
- Key community organisations around Australia, including MDA in Queensland, the Centre for Multicultural Youth in Victoria and the Refugee Advice and Casework Service in NSW.
Reports & Policy submissions
2012
- Australia’s Employment Services System Beyond June 2015: MDA submission
- Snapshot: Employment in Early Settlement
- Minister Bowen Settlement Works Transcript
- Settlement Works Report
- MDA Submission on Proposed Pilot for Private Community Refugee Sponosrship
- National Primary Health Care Strategic Framework
- Universal Access to Early Childhood Education for Children from CALD backgrounds - Options for Consideration 2012-13
- Queensland Child Protection Commission of Inquiry
2011
- MDA Education Budget Submission 2012-2013
- MDA Submission to Inquiry into Multiculturalism
- EACD Submission to Senate Inquiry on Multiculturalism April 2011
- Appendix B Case Studies re Systemic Barriers for Refugees and Migrants in Queensland May 2011
- Appendix B Regional Employment and Training Initiatives of EACD May 2011
- Submission to QLD Flood Inquiry
- Education submission
- MDA Submission: Brisbane Long Term Infrastructure Plan 2011-2031.
- Submission to the Queensland Multicultural Recognition Bill 2011
2010
- MDA Child Protection Position Paper November 2010.pdf
- The Case for Multicultural Legislation in Queensland
- Senate Inquiry into the administration and reporting of NAPLAN testing
- Education Green paper - A Flying Start for Queensland Children
- Multicultural Employment Advocacy Network submission to the Multicultural Policy Review
- MDA Submission to Policy Review
- A multicultural future for all of us - a discussion paper on the review of the Queensland Multicultural Policy
- Review of the Domestic Violence and Family Violence Protection Act 1989
- Submission to the Police powers and responsibilities Act 2000
2009
- ‘The Need for Solid Foundations’: Response to International Humanitarian Settlement Service (IHSS) Discussion Paper
- ‘A Matter for Interpretation’: Queensland Accessing Interpreters Working Group
- Statement of Principle on Asylum Seekers
- Response to Draft ESL policy
- Brisbane City Council Submission to the Statement of Proposals for the Brisbane City Plan 2000 Review
- Submission to African Australians: a Report on Human Rights and Social Inclusion Issues
- Submission to Social Development Committee’s Inquiry into Chronic Disease in Queensland
- Submission to the Joint Standing Committee on Migration’s Inquiry into immigration treatment of disability
2005
- An Issues Paper for the Department of Child Safety (MDA and QCOSS): Changing the Wheels: Child Safety Concerns in Multicultural Queensland
- Health and Employment, Equity and Rights (CHEER) project exploring ways to improve access to complaint processess for culturally and linguistically diverse people: Treat Me Fairly
2004
- Emergency Services Report on understanding ethnic communities’ needs in relation to emergency services: A Call for Help
- Discussion paper on interpreting issues In health care settings in Queensland: Lost in Translation Interpreting
Annual reports
MDA Annual Report (2011 - 2012) PDF 5.8 MB
MDA Annual Report (2010 - 2011) PDF 2.4 MB
MDA Annual Report (2009 - 2010) PDF 3.5 MB
MDA Annual Report (2008 - 2009) PDF 1.5 MB
MDA Annual Report (2007 - 2008) PDF 2.6 MB