Practices by Country

Operation Ramp is the name given to an Australian Defense Force (ADF) operation to support the evacuation of over 5,300 Australians and over 1,300 foreign nationals from the Lebanese ports of Beirut and Tyre during the 2006 Lebanon War.

This initiative was funded by the Disability Services Commission under the Substantive Equality Initiative to develop a training manual on the “CaLD Perspectives of the Disability Services Standards” for service providers.

This project is a component of the Australian Government’s National Action Plan (NAP) to build on social cohesion, harmony and security, and is funded by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC).

The purpose of this guide is to assist State Government agencies to collect data relating to the cultural, linguistic and religious diversity of their clients. It provides suggestions and strategies for the collection of this data, including the use of standard variables.

Canada and Australia have a Consular Sharing Agreement that allows Canadians to receive consular services from Australian officials in 20 countries where Canada does not have an office and for Australians to seek similar assistance from Canadian missions in 23 countries.

This Charter outlines the consular services and assistance that are provided by the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Target groups of the assistance are:
- All Australians
- Canadian citizens in locations specified in the Australia-Canada Consular Sharing Agreement.

A research consultation project under the Australian National Emergency Management Project Program, titled Project Red, was undertaken with young people from refugee and migrant backgrounds around volunteering in the emergency management sector.

Pictorial action guides have been developed for culturally and linguistically diverse communities to help them understand the risks associated with natural hazards that may occur in Australia.

The National Emergency Management Projects (NEMP) programme is a targeted, competitive grant programme that supports high priority national disaster resilience projects as identified by the Australia-New Zealand Emergency Management Committee (ANZEMC).

A small brigade in Melbourne's southeast has undertaken a recruitment plan targeting migrants and refugees. The plan to recruit refugees and migrants as volunteer firefighters saved the brigade from closing its doors, filling the gap in volunteers.