Ahead of Refugee Week, hundreds rallied out the front of Parliament in Canberra calling on the Government to provide a permanent resettlement plan for people seeking asylum and refugees who have suffered under Australia’s immigration detention regime. The rally was held by the Time for a Home coalition of 140 organisations and community networks. Politicians
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The Federal Government’s temporary COVID-19 disaster payment for people in Victoria is welcome, however, it crucially leaves out the most vulnerable people in the community and is a continuation of the Government’s arbitrary and harmful treatment of people seeking asylum. The disaster support payment will provide people who cannot work in COVID-19 hotspots $500 or
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Media Release Thursday 3 June 2021 In a landmark immigration case in the United Kingdom, three Upper Tribunal judges have been scathing in their rejection of Australian and UK country reports used as a basis to determine asylum applications for Sri Lankan Tamils. The consequences for many Sri Lankan applicants, particularly Tamil people seeking asylum
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Media Release 14 May 2021 Parliament rushed through a Bill yesterday that cemented the legal basis for the indefinite arbitrary detention of refugees whose visas have been cancelled on character grounds Where refugees have their visas cancelled on character grounds, they go through the justice system like anyone else, however, unlike others who are released
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Media Release 12 May 2021 The 2021-2022 budget continues the pattern of cost blow out and increases in detention spending, despite decreasing numbers of people in offshore processing, compared to a glaring lack of spending to address the humanitarian crisis of poverty, homelessness and failing mental and physical health faced by people seeking asylum. Migrant
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Media Release 7 May 2021 An unexpected surge in interviews for people seeking asylum is leaving them with only two weeks notice to prepare for potentially the most important interview of their lives. The Australian Government plans to rush through around 1,100 interviews of people in the ‘Fast Track’ process, predominantly across NSW & Victoria.
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