Government testimony to the UN Committee Against Torture is misleading and an attempt to circumvent international law. “At a time when we are hosting the G20 and painting ourselves as a major international player on the world stage, behind the scenes, we are busily abrogating our international responsibilities to asylum seekers,” Director of Advocacy Serina
Read moreThe Australian Privacy Commissioner has delivered a damning report into the Department of Immigration’s data breach which saw the private details of nearly 10,000 asylum seekers made public on its website. People’s names, gender, citizenship, date of birth, period of immigration detention, location and boat arrival details were displayed on the Department’s website for over
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The Melbourne Town Hall was packed with wonderful and welcoming people for the latest ASRC Volunteer Information Evening. 1200 were in attendance and over 100 more watching via the live-stream on our YouTube channel to learn how to best help asylum seekers and refugees, and to listen to inspiring speakers including Malcolm Fraser and Nga
Read moreTony 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
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