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- 08 FEB 23
Human rights organisations condemn Albanese Government trying to push through a rushed Bill to force people back into detention
Media Release February 8, 2023 The Albanese Government introduced legislation that will force people recently released from immigration detention, including people seeking asylum and refugees, back into detention, in an attempt to undermine a recent Federal Court judgement. The Migration Amendment (Aggregate Sentence) Bill 2023 was unexpectedly tabled yesterday without consultation or prior notice to
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- 06 FEB 23
Bill to evacuate refugees held offshore urgently needed and welcomed
Media Release 6 February 2023 Human rights organisations welcome the introduction of the Migration Amendment Evacuation to Safety Bill 2023 in the Senate, calling for the urgent evacuation of the over 150 refugees held offshore on PNG and Nauru. The legislation introduced to Parliament by Greens Senator Nick McKim offers immediate evacuation to refugees currently
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- 27 JAN 23
Albanese Government working with US prison company until 2025 to hold refugees in Nauru
Media Release 27 January 2023 Despite refugees held offshore being in need of urgent medical evacuation, the Albanese Government contracted the US private prison company, Management and Training Corporation (MTC), until September 2025 to hold refugees on Nauru, costing $422 million according to information released on AusTender today. There are currently around 60 refugees held
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- 24 JAN 23
Damning report on Australia’s immigration detention regime finds maggots in food, use of force and spithoods
Media Release 24 January 2023 The Commonwealth Ombudsman recently released a report on Australia’s immigration detention regime, raising numerous concerns including the need for alternatives to detention, the excessive use of force against people held in detention, inadequate medical care and many more. In July 2018, as part of its obligations under the Optional Protocol
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- 12 JAN 23
Refugees still held offshore undermine Albanese’s claims of ‘respect and equality’ with PNG and need medical evacuation now
Media Release 12 January 2023 Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s claim of a relationship built on respect and equality with the people of Papua New Guinea, during his visit to Port Moresby today, does not reflect reality while refugees remain held offshore. There are still over 160 refugees held in Papua New Guinea and Nauru after
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- 16 DEC 22
Abolition of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal welcome, time for a fair and efficient review process
Media Release 16 December 2022 The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC), welcomes Attorney-General Mark Dreyfus’ announcement that the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT), a system blighted by delays and concerns about impartiality that has denied people seeking asylum an efficient and fair review process, will be abolished. The end of the AAT and the establishment of
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Human rights organisations condemn Albanese Government trying to push through a rushed Bill to force people back into detention

Bill to evacuate refugees held offshore urgently needed and welcomed

Albanese Government working with US prison company until 2025 to hold refugees in Nauru

Damning report on Australia’s immigration detention regime finds maggots in food, use of force and spithoods

Refugees still held offshore undermine Albanese’s claims of ‘respect and equality’ with PNG and need medical evacuation now

Abolition of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal welcome, time for a fair and efficient review process

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Latest news

Human rights organisations condemn Albanese Government trying to push through a rushed Bill to force people back into detention

Bill to evacuate refugees held offshore urgently needed and welcomed

Albanese Government working with US prison company until 2025 to hold refugees in Nauru

Damning report on Australia’s immigration detention regime finds maggots in food, use of force and spithoods

Refugees still held offshore undermine Albanese’s claims of ‘respect and equality’ with PNG and need medical evacuation now

Abolition of the Administrative Appeals Tribunal welcome, time for a fair and efficient review process

Media inquiries

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