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- 24 JAN 22
No additional humanitarian intake for people from Afghanistan as Morrison Government fails to respond to crisis
Media Release 24 January 2022 Immigration Minister Alex Hawke’s announcement concerning humanitarian visas to people from Afghanistan on Friday, January 21, following a Senate Inquiry report into Australia’s engagement in Afghanistan, was completely inadequate and misleading, offering no additional humanitarian places to people from Afghanistan. After a series of delays, the interim report by the
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- 17 JAN 22
Prime Minister Morrison’s comment on refugees in Park Hotel misleading, furthering misinformation on immigration detention
Media Release 17 January 2022 This morning, Prime Minister Scott Morrison incorrectly claimed that the around 30 men held in Park Hotel Alternative Place of Detention Melbourne are not refugees. This is misleading and false. In an interview with Ben Fordham on the NSW radio station 2GB, Prime Minister Morrison in response to a question
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- 21 DEC 21
ASRC urges Morrison Government stop pushing through legislation that will break families and deny justice
Media Release 21 December 2021 The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC), in its submission to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee, condemns the Morrison Government for trying to force through a Bill that has been routinely rejected due to the risks it poses to refugees, their families and the threat to the rule of
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- 16 DEC 21
4 refugees released from immigration detention as pressure mounts on Morrison Government to release the remaining 70
Media Release 16 December 2021 Today, 2 refugees who came to Australia for medical treatment have been released from the Brisbane Immigration Transit Authority (BITA) after over 8 years in detention, following the release of 2 refugees from the Park Hotel Alternative Place of Detention in Melbourne on Sunday, December 12. The 4 refugees released
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- 15 DEC 21
Morrison Government must urgently reform Australia’s administrative review system
Media Release 15 December 2021 The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC), in its submission to the Senate Inquiry into Australia’s administrative review system, urged the Morrison Government to reform the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) and abolish its subsidiary, the Immigration Assessment Authority (IAA). The AAT is responsible for independent review of administrative decisions made by
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- 01 DEC 21
6 refugees released from immigration detention, as Morrison Government fails to release remaining 75
Media Release 1 December 2021 Five refugees held at the Park Hotel Alternative Place of Detention (APOD), Melbourne and 1 from the Brisbane Immigration Transit Accommodation (BITA) are likely to be released today, after over 8 years of arbitrary detention. The people released will join over 180 other refugees, who were also transferred to Australia
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No additional humanitarian intake for people from Afghanistan as Morrison Government fails to respond to crisis

Prime Minister Morrison’s comment on refugees in Park Hotel misleading, furthering misinformation on immigration detention

ASRC urges Morrison Government stop pushing through legislation that will break families and deny justice

4 refugees released from immigration detention as pressure mounts on Morrison Government to release the remaining 70

Morrison Government must urgently reform Australia’s administrative review system

6 refugees released from immigration detention, as Morrison Government fails to release remaining 75

Media inquiries

Latest news

No additional humanitarian intake for people from Afghanistan as Morrison Government fails to respond to crisis

Prime Minister Morrison’s comment on refugees in Park Hotel misleading, furthering misinformation on immigration detention

ASRC urges Morrison Government stop pushing through legislation that will break families and deny justice

4 refugees released from immigration detention as pressure mounts on Morrison Government to release the remaining 70

Morrison Government must urgently reform Australia’s administrative review system

6 refugees released from immigration detention, as Morrison Government fails to release remaining 75

Media inquiries

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