Media Release 24 March 2022 The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) welcomes the announcement of an agreement with New Zealand to resettle refugees who were subjected to Australia’s offshore detention regime. However, this agreement is not enough, as hundreds of people seeking asylum will be left behind, including those on PNG. The deal will see
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Media Release 21 March 2022 The Minister for Immigration Alex Hawke MP announced yesterday that Ukrainians fleeing to Australia will have access to Temporary Humanitarian Concern (subclass 786) visas that permit work, study and access to Medicare, amongst other supports. The process for access to these visas and the details of the support offered, including
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Media Release 15 March 2022 Fourteen refugees held in onshore detention have been released over the long weekend, including one person released from the Brisbane Immigration Transit Authority (ITA) yesterday afternoon. Late on Friday night, 13 people who came to Australia from offshore detention for medical treatment were released from detention, 9 from the Park
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Media Release 28 February 2022 The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) welcomes the Morrison Government’s announcement that additional humanitarian intake for Ukrainians is likely, but there must be direct and swift action as well as clear commitments. The ASRC is calling on the Morrison Government to immediately offer additional humanitarian intake to people fleeing Ukraine
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Media Release 16 February 2022 The passing of the Strengthening the Character Test Bill by the House of Representatives by the Morrison Government, with the support of the Labor Party, is a dark day for multiculturalism and the rule of law. This Bill will significantly worsen a system where children will be separated from their
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Media Release 15 February 2022 The Morrison Government will re-introduce a twice-rejected Bill that gives the Department of Home Affairs sweeping powers without justification, undermining the function of Australian courts and causing serious harm to individuals and families. The Migration Amendment (Strengthening the Character Test) Bill has been in front of Parliament for 1,200 days,
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