For asylum seekers and people working with asylum seekers, these videos provide important information on recent changes to refugee law in Australia, including what’s changed, who it affects and what happens now. The first video is in English/Persian, the second is in English. More videos to come in key languages.
Read moreChanges to Refugee Law in Australia What it means for asylum seekers and refugees Migration Bill Impact Info Sheet_December 2014 How the laws came about While in Opposition, the now Abbott Government committed to restoring Temporary Protection Visas (TPVs) in order to ‘clear the backlog’ of 30,000 asylum seekers living in the community or in
Read more2014 was a year of enormous challenges for ASRC and for asylum seekers generally, as the Federal Government sought to implement ever-harsher policies. We saw more and more people turn to the ASRC to help meet their daily needs. Thanks to the generosity and care of our many supporters, donors and partners, we were able
Read more167 children will be left to languish in terrible conditions on Nauru, excluded from the deal struck between the Abbott Government and the Palmer United Party that saw cruel new migration laws through Parliament. “Scott Morrison and Clive Palmer talked up their deal to release 106 children from Christmas Island before Christmas, but neither of
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