Media Release 2 September 2020 The Migration Amendment (Strengthening the Character Test) Bill 2019 is once again before Parliament this week and is currently listed for debate in the Senate today. Under the Minister’s proposed new powers, if a person has been convicted of an offence that falls into a category carrying a possible term
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Media Release 1 September 2020 Human rights and legal organisations are today calling on Federal Parliament to reject new laws that would allow the Morrison Government to stifle criticism of immigration detention, reduce transparency and cut off crucial support for the people detained in immigration detention. The Migration Amendment (Prohibiting Items in Immigration Detention Facilities)
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Media Release 19 August 2020 – On 10 August 2020, the Federal Court ordered the Federal Government to stop detaining a 68 year old man at the Melbourne Immigration Transit Accommodation, due to the health risks of COVID-19. The man, who has close family living in Melbourne, has underlying health conditions including diabetes which put
Read moreMedia Release 13 August 2020 Yesterday the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre was contacted by people detained at Yongah Hill detention centre in WA, who were worried that they had been asked to undergo medical checks, likely a ‘fitness to travel’ check in preparation for their transfer to North West Point Immigration Detention Centre on Christmas
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Today at an urgent 4pm hearing, The Honourable Justice Murphy of the Federal Court ordered that the previous orders made on Monday for the Minister to cease detaining a 70-year-old man at Melbourne Immigration Transit Accommodation (MITA) by tomorrow, be extended. The man asked the Court to urgently intervene to prevent the Government from flying
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