Media Release February 10, 2023 ASRC welcomes Immigration Minister Andrew Giles formally abolishing Ministerial Direction 80, which prevented people who sought asylum by sea from reuniting with family. Ministerial Direction 102, which came into effect yesterday, replaces Direction 80 and removes the requirement to deprioritise family visa applications where the sponsor came to Australia by
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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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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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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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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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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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