167 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
Read moreThe Asylum Seeker Resource Centre will redouble efforts to support asylum seekers affected by new migration laws and hold the Abbott Government to account on the commitments it made to get the laws through the Senate, CEO Kon Karapanagiotidis said today. “Tony Abbott and Scott Morrison have dealt a cruel blow to the human rights
Read moreThe Palmer Unity Party and Nick Xenophon will be complicit with the Government in condemning children to a life of uncertainty and allowing others to rot in offshore detention if they pass Morrison’s Migration Bill, ASRC CEO Kon Karapanagiotidis said today. “Clive Palmer says all he cares about is getting children off Christmas Island. It seems his
Read moreHundreds of children locked away in detention are being used as bargaining chips as the Government continues to furiously lobby cross-bench Senators to pass its cruel migration laws. “Immigration Minister Scott Morrison is telling Senators that he will release 460 children from detention instead of sending them to Nauru, if his Bill is passed,” ASRC
Read moreOur annual report for the 2013-2014 financial year is now available online. The annual report contains everything you need to know about the happenings at the ASRC over the past year: who we have helped and how, our supporters and donors, statistics for the year, financial information and more.
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