Meeting with senior officials and non–governmental organizations in Australia

September 18, 2010

At a meeting with senior officials and non‑governmental organizations in Australia, Minister Kenney discusses effective solutions to combat similar challenges experienced by both Australia and Canada, including human smuggling, the issue of illegal migrants as well as failed refugee claimants. (Right‑hand side, Foreground to background: Rénald Gilbert, Director General of the International Region – CIC, Professor Harry Minas, Director – Centre for International Mental Health, Caz Coleman, Project Director – Hotham House, Paul Power, CEO – Refugee Council of Australia, John Gibson, President – Refugee Council of Australia and David McKinnon, Deputy High Commissioner of Canada to Australia. (Left‑hand side, Foreground to background: Jose Alvarez, State Director Victoria & Global Manager Borders – DIAC, Andrew Hewett, Executive Director – OXFAM Australia, Noel Clement, Head of Australian Service – Red Cross Australia, Paris Aristotle, Director – Victorian Foundation of the Survivors of Torture, and Kate O’Brien, Immigration Program Manager – Canberra)

Melbourne, Australia