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22 OCT 14
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Abbott and Morrison Playing God

Tony Abbott and Scott Morrison are trying to bring in laws* that deny people access to justice and send people back to danger. Laws that let them play God with people’s lives. These laws attack our Australian values – like helping people in trouble, like giving people a fair go, like keeping a check on

15 OCT 14
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Federal Circuit Court and the Government sentence babies to horrific conditions on Nauru

Today the Federal Circuit Court ruled that baby Ferouz, born in a Brisbane hospital, is not able to stay in Australia as a refugee. His family fled Burma after facing persecution as members of the Rohingyar minority. They arrived in Australia in September last year and are subject to the former Government’s policy of detaining

25 SEP 14
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New Bill destines refugees to life in limbo and undermines fair process

A Bill introduced into Federal Parliament today by Immigration Minister Scott Morrison seeks to reintroduce temporary protection visas and severely curtails fairness in the refugee process. Acting CEO of the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC), Serina McDuff, said this latest attempt by the Minister to bring back temporary protection is a desperate deal with the cross-bench that

22 SEP 14
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ASRC Music Group Rocks PBS

Every Wednesday evening at the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre in Footscray, the centre’s music group meets. Members jam, teach, learn and share music from their diverse backgrounds. Each come with different circumstances, but playing music is what brings them together. On Monday 22nd September, PBS 106.7 FM’s Big Mob presented a special on the ASRC Music

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Abbott and Morrison Playing God

Federal Circuit Court and the Government sentence babies to horrific conditions on Nauru

New Bill destines refugees to life in limbo and undermines fair process

ASRC Music Group Rocks PBS

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