Why we need to keep fighting for refugees after the election
For refugees and their supporters, the upcoming 2022 federal election can’t be ignored. Though refugees have not been central to the political campaign, the result of the election will influence the future trajectory for...
Refugees in the community – the facts
Background
In early 2021, over 100 of the refugees and asylum seekers who had been held for almost two years in hotel prisons in Brisbane and Melbourne were released into the community. They were brought...
Why is the Australian government detaining men in a hotel in Kangaroo Point?
Refugee Action Collective (Qld) fact sheet
There are about 110 men in the Kangaroo Point hotel. They come from a range of countries such as Iran, Iraq, Somalia, Sudan, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Burma and more....
US deal inadequate and uncertain
The Coalition government’s resettlement deal with the US is an admission that Manus and Nauru are a dead end. But the band-aid deal is inadequate and uncertain.
The election of racist Donald Trump as President...
Let them stay union model motion
Pass this motion at a union or staff meeting, or religious or community group:
Let Them Stay!
This meeting of ______________________ notes:
(i) that 267 asylum seekers, including 91 children (37 of whom are babies born...
Life in Cambodia: the facts
As part of its deal to send refugees to Cambodia, the Australian government has produced a ‘factsheet’ promoting the ‘opportunities’ available to people who take up their offer. Minister Dutton has also appeared in...
Proposed TPV legislation
Scott Morrison is hoping to get legislation to re-introduce Temporary Protection Visas (TPVs) through the Senate after a deal with Clive Palmer. But his legislation also goes much further, removing appeal rights and making...
Busting the myths on refugees
There is no queue
There is no queue, only a ticket in a lottery, in the official refugee resettlement process. In most countries that refugees come from, like war zones, there is no way to...
What really happened on Manus Island
This was a brutal attack, not a “riot”
On 17 February, local G4S personnel brutally attacked asylum seekers on Manus Island, armed with guns, machetes, pipes and sticks. A fence was pushed down from outside,...
Refugees: the facts
Who counts as a refugee?
The 1951 UN Refugee Convention, which Australia has signed, defines a refugee as someone who has a wellfounded fear of persecution in their own country, because of their race, religion,...
