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Combined Refugee Action Group Geelong Supports Offers of Sanctuary

The Combined Refugee Action Group is deeply disappointed at the recent High Court judgement that will return many vulnerable people to filthy, fearful, punitive conditions in offshore detention at Nauru. The children and families affected by this judgement have done no wrong and do not deserve to be returned to conditions where they are routinely humiliated and abused. We welcome recent announcements by churches around the country with respect to the concept and practice of “sanctuary” and stand ready to…

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Turnbull must accept Andrews offer as a first step to closing Nauru and Manus.

‘The Refugee Action Collective welcomes the Andrews Labor government’s written offer to Prime Minister Turnbull to resettle all children and their families at risk of being sent back to Nauru. Federal ALP opposition leader Bill Shorten should take note and abandon support for offshore processing and associated cruelty to refugees,’ said Chris Breen for the Refugee Action Collective. ‘We also call on the Andrews government to clarify whether the offer extends to those without children, to the couples, single men…

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Protection sidelined in rush to implement deterrence

The Australian Government’s interest in the refugee protection measures recommended by the Expert Panel on Asylum Seekers has not matched its haste to implement the Panel’s recommendations on deterrence, the Refugee Council of Australia (RCOA) says. RCOA CEO Paul Power said that the political debate and the activity within the Parliament since Monday’s release of the Expert Panel report had focused almost exclusively on just three of the Expert Panel’s 22 recommendations – those related to re-establishing forced transfers of asylum seekers to Nauru and Manus…

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Plan to join the Melbourne Palm Sunday Walk for Justice for Refugees on Sunday 2 April at 1.30pm. The speakers program at the State Library in the CBD will include refugees and other speakers.Further details; bit.ly/3wFyQUW #Justice4Refugees#PermanentVisas ... See MoreSee Less
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Plan to join the Palm Sunday Walk for Justice for Refugees on Sunday 2 April. The speakers program at the State Library in the CBD will include refugees and other speakers. Music from 1.30pm, Speakers from 2pm, around 2.45pm Walk through the city to Parliament Gardens where there will be closing speakers and music until around 4pm. The Melbourne Palm Sunday Walk for Justice for Refugees 2023 is endorsed by a wide range of community groups, unions and faith groups. Further updates will be shown on the Facebook page: bit.ly/3wFyQUW See also QR code. Please print and display: Poster for Melbourne Palm Sunday Walk for Justice and Leaflet - Palm Sunday Walk for Justice 2023.pdf #Justice4Refugees#PermanentVisas ... See MoreSee Less
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POSTCARDS TO PARLIAMENTAs part of the national actions held by refugee groups on or around Palm Sunday, the Amnesty International Refugee Rights Action Group Tasmania will have a table on Parliament Lawns, offering passersby prepared, stamped postcards to sign and send to Parliament. The previous Australian Government set the annual intake of refugees through the Refugee and Humanitarian Program at one of its lowest levels in 45 years, at just 13,750 places. This is despite the need for resettlement having never been greater, with approximately 100 million people currently displaced around the world. We are calling on the Australian Government to increase the annual intake to at least 30,000 places in the upcoming 2022–23 budget, giving priority to people selected by the United Nations High Commissioner on Refugees, and to keep the promise to make places available through the Community Sponsorship Program additional to the annual humanitarian intake. We are also asking Federal Parliament to enact a Human Rights Act to ensure that all fundamental rights are protected and appropriately balanced.When: SATURDAY, 1 April 2023, 11 a.m.–1 p.m.Where: Parliament Lawns, Hobart Please join us. Spread the word. Share this post. Tassie Nannas, Refugee Council of Australia (RCOA), Tasmanian Asylum Seeker Support, Amnesty Southern Group, Rural Australians for Refugees, Australian Refugee Action Network - ARAN, Amnesty International Australia - Tasmania Branch, Speaking Up for Refugees ... See MoreSee Less
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