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09 APR 20
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Medical colleges and human rights organisations are ready to work with the government to release 1400 people from immigration detention to limit viral transmission and infection

Media Release 9 April 2020 Medical colleges and human rights organisations have come together to urge the Government to immediately release people from immigration detention centres in Australia. People held in detention suffer from chronic and complex medical conditions such as asthma, COPD, respiratory illness and immunosuppressive states that place them in the high risk

08 APR 20
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The ASRC submits petition to Parliament while people seeking asylum lose employment without any COVID-19 safety nets

Media Release 8 April 2020 The ASRC has submitted a petition to both houses of Parliament with 20,528 signatures from people across Australia.The petition calls for people seeking asylum and refugees on bridging, temporary protection and Safe Haven Enterprise visas (SHEV) to be included in COVID-19 Job Keeper and Job Seeker Safety Net legislation being

02 APR 20
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Federal Government must act urgently to avoid COVID-19 catastrophe in immigration detention

A coalition of human rights lawyers have today called on the Morrison Government to act urgently to ensure the safety of the women and men held in its care in onshore immigration detention centres. There are approximately 1,400 people held in detention centres and alternative places of detention throughout Australia. Medical experts – including the

19 MAR 20
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Petition to protect people seeking asylum in COVID-19 crisis

People seeking asylum and refugees are some of the most vulnerable in our community, facing extreme hardship and increased challenges during the COVID-19 economic and health crisis. Thousands do not have an income safety net, access to Medicare, Centrelink or other critical care services. Many are experiencing insecure work, extreme poverty, mental and physical health

18 MAR 20
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A Statement on COVID-19 from the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre

A Statement on COVID-19 from the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre The below is a statement from the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) in relation to the rapidly escalating COVID-19 crisis that is caused by novel coronavirus.Right now, our organisation exists in a period of turbulence and uncertainty unprecedented in modern times. Like many reacting to