Refugee Action Coalition activist Mark Goudkamp has just returned from Malaysia where he made contact with the growing campaign in Malaysia against the Gillard government’s proposed “refugee swap” with Malaysia. Mark will be speaking at a Refugee Action Coalition forum on Monday night, May 30, at 6pm at the NSW Teachers Federation Building, 23-33 Mary […]
Refugee advocates and Syrian democracy supporters are attempting to get urgent legal action to prevent the removal of a former Syrian citizen to Syria. The man, Ziad Awad, has been in Australia for 12 years, was married to an Australian citizen and is the father of six year old son. He has recently been active […]
The Refugee Action Coalition today welcomed the release of more detailed statistics regarding asylum seekers and refugees, but says there is still a need for greater transparency of refugee processing. “After looking at the statistics no-one can have any confidence in the off-shore determination process. The statistics starkly reveal what we have been saying all […]
It’s time to end mandatory detention Rally and march 12pm Sunday June 19 Sydney Town hall The World Refugee Day Rally is being organised by a broad range of refugee activist and advocacy groups, including ChilOut, Labor for Refugees, Balmain for Refugees, the Edmund Rice Centre, the NSW Greens, the Refugee Action Coalition, unions and […]
The Refugee Action Coalition is holding a “zombie” protest at the Sydney Department of Immigration offices, 22 Lee Street, City, beginning 12.30pm Friday 13 May. Zombie masks of John Howard and Philip Ruddock will be a feature of the protest. The protest has been given a zombie theme to highlight the fact that the Gillard […]
DOWNLOAD OUR NEW FACT SHEET ON THE MALAYSIAN SOLUTION HERE Julia Gillard’s announcement of a deal to send asylum seekers attempting to arrive in Australia by boat to Malaysia is just the latest chapter in Australia’s attempts to dodge its international obligations as a signatory to the UN Convention on Refugees, according to the Refugee […]
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