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Amnesty International has written to the following Ministers and Assistant Minister congratulating them on their appointment and outlining important human rights issues in their portfolios. ![]()
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The Hon. Alex Hawke MP, the new Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs.![]()
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Senator the Hon. Zed Seselja, the new Minister for International Development and the Pacific![]()
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Senator the Hon. Amanda Stoker, the new Assistant Minister to the Attorney-General.![]()
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Links to the letters are on the Amnesty website at bit.ly/38Yu2h7
Amnesty calls on new Ministers to fight for human rights - Amnesty International Australia
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Ministers and Assistant Ministers in Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s new ministry were sworn in on the 22nd December 2020. There are several new members in important ministries related to human rights. Amnesty International has written to the following Ministers and Assistant Minister congratulati...
People seeking asylum struggle to pay rent. New research from Refugee Council of Australia has revealed that whilst many Australians are now getting back to work after lockdowns, people seeking asylum are struggling more than ever as they find it difficult to find work, and do not receive any Centrelink support. Listen to the Radio National report here.![]()
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Call and email senator.ruston@aph.gov.au to ask her to provide basic income support for people seeking asylum. Phone: 1300 857 022
Asylum seekers left behind in COVID recovery
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The economy may be out of recession but charities say they're seeing increased need for food banks and accommodation support among people left out of the government's JobSeeker and Jobkeeper programs.
If you had to choose between feeding your family and paying the rent, what would you do? Sadly, thousands of people seeking asylum in Australia are making this heartbreaking choice because they are unable to find employment, and do not receive any Centrelink payments. Refugee Council of Australia has published research RCOA data summary showing the extent of this crisis, with 70% skipping meals and over half at imminent risk of homelessness, while GPs are treating kids for malnutrition. As our country begins to recover from this crisis, our leaders must ensure there is #NobodyLeftBehind. Call and email senator.ruston@aph.gov.au to ask her to provide basic income support for people seeking asylum. Phone: 1300 857 022.
Joim Ramsiyar and other refugees who will show you the inside of the Park Hotel, where they are imprisoned behind tinted windows, and then discuss what we can do to free them.
Amnesty International has written to the following Ministers and Assistant Minister congratulating them on their appointment and outlining important human rights issues in their portfolios.
Links to the letters are on the Amnesty website at http://bit.ly/38Yu2h7 #refugees
people seeking asylum are struggling more than ever as they find it difficult to find work and do not receive any Centrelink support. Listen to the Radio National report here
https://www.abc.net.au/radionational/programs/breakfast/asylum-seekers-left-behind-in-covid-recovery/12996902 email senator.ruston@aph.gov.au to ask her to provide income support for refugees
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/the-feed/refugee-calls-for-freedom-as-mantra-refugees-moved-to-new-detention-facility #GameOver