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For example, family visa applications lodged by permanent visa holders who arrived in Australia by boat receive the lowest
processing priority. See ‘Visa processing times’ Department of Home Affairs (Web Page)
<https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-processing-times/family-visa-processing-priorities>. Australian Human
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and Constitutional Affairs References Committee (30 April 2021) <https://www.aph.gov.au/DocumentStore.ashx?id=00960d0c3a8e-43cc-9a29-cbeebc106579&subId=706791>.
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Australian Human Rights Commission, Submission No. 11 to the Joint Standing Committee on Migration Review processes
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The Scanlon Foundation, Mapping Social Cohesion (2019) <https://scanloninstitute.org.au/sites/default/files/201911/Mapping%20Social%20Cohesion%202019.pdf>; and Kathleen Blair et al, Challenging Racism Project 2015-16 National Survey
Report (2017) 10 <https://researchdirect.westernsydney.edu.au/islandora/object/uws%3A39004/datastream/PDF/view>.
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Australian Human Rights Commission, ‘New Report Shows Increase in Severe Islamophobic Attacks’ (Media Release, 19
November 2019) <https://www.humanrights.gov.au/about/news/new-report-shows-increase-severe-islamophobic-attacks>.
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See: ASIO Director General, Mike Burgess, ‘Annual Threat Assessment’ (Statement, 17 March 2021),
<https://www.asio.gov.au/director-generals-annual-threat-assessment.html>.
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Australian Human Rights Commission, ‘Racism undermines COVID-19 Response’ (News Story, 8 April 2020)
<https://www.asio.gov.au/publications/speeches-and-statements/director-generals-annual-threat-assessment-2021.html>
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Australian Human Rights Commission, Leading for Change: A blueprint for cultural diversity and inclusive leadership (2016).
<https://www.humanrights.gov.au/our-work/race-discrimination/publications/leading-change-blueprint-cultural-diversity-andinclusive>; Australian Human Rights Commission, Anti-Racism in 2018 and Beyond (2018) <https://www.humanrights.gov.au/ourwork/race-discrimination/publications/anti-racism-2018-and-beyond-2018>; and Australian Human Rights Commission, Leading
for Change: A Blueprint for Cultural Diversity and Inclusive Leadership Revisited (2018) <https://www.humanrights.gov.au/ourwork/race-discrimination/publications/leading-change-blueprint-cultural-diversity-and-0>.
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Services Australia, JobSeeker Payment (11 June 2020)
<https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/individuals/services/centrelink/jobseeker-payment>.
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Australian Human Rights Commission, Submission to the Senate Community Affairs References Committee, Adequacy of Newstart
and related payments and alternative mechanisms to determine the level of income support payments in Australia (25 September
2019)
<https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Community_Affairs/Newstartrelatedpayments/Submissio
ns>.
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Services Australia, Coronavirus Supplement (28 April 2020)
<https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/individuals/services/centrelink/coronavirus-supplement>
104
‘JobKeeper’ supports ended on 28 March 2021, and COVID-19 ‘disaster payments’ for those adversely affected by state and
territory health orders cease two weeks after 80% of the state or territory is vaccinated: ‘JobKeeper is ending’ Australian Taxation
Office (Web Page, April 2021) <https://www.ato.gov.au/Newsroom/smallbusiness/Employers/JobKeeper-is-ending/>; ‘Disaster
payment’ Services Australia (Web Page) <https://www.servicesaustralia.gov.au/covid-19-disaster-payment>.
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Services Australia, ParentsNext (2 April 2020)
<https://www.humanservices.gov.au/individuals/services/centrelink/parentsnext>.
106
Australian Human Rights Commission, Submission to the Senate Community Affairs References Committee Inquiry into
ParentsNext, including its trial and subsequent broader rollout (1 February 2020).
<https://www.aph.gov.au/DocumentStore.ashx?id=66ebd68e-6c3b-42fa-94f1-a7b910f84d94&subId=666217>.
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See: Australian Human Rights Commission, Submission to the Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee Inquiry into the
Social Security (Administration) Amendment (Income Management to Cashless Debit Card Transition) Bill 2019 (2 October 2019)
<https://www.humanrights.gov.au/our-work/legal/submission/senate-inquiry-social-security-administration-amendmentincome-management>; Australian Human Rights Commission, Submission to the Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee,
Inquiry into Social Services Legislation Amendment (Cashless Debit Card Trial Expansion) Bill 2018 (28 July 2018)
<https://www.aph.gov.au/DocumentStore.ashx?id=eaee013e-2e82-40ab-a581-72dc5336166b&subId=657916>; Australian
Human Rights Commission, Submission to the Senate Community Affairs Legislation Committee, Inquiry into the Social Services
Legislation Amendment (Cashless Debit Card) Bill 2017 (29 September 2017)
<https://www.aph.gov.au/DocumentStore.ashx?id=1fcbc7ab-effb-4092-bb42-9c743dadf7a5&subId=560832>; and Australian
Human Rights Commission, Social Justice and Native Title Report 2015 (2015) 48-61
<https://www.humanrights.gov.au/sites/default/files/document/publication/SJRNTR2015.pdf>.
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