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Hospitals and universities urged to cut ties with refugee detention

THE Royal Women’s Hospital, Monash University, Ambulance Victoria, and The University of New South Wales have appeared on a list of health and education institutions involved in refugee detention supply chains. The list was released recently online by RISE: Refugees, Survivors and…

by Charlie Goldberg
November 25, 2021January 22, 2022
876 views
Aid & Development/Politics/World/World News

Australia has a responsibility to Afghan refugees

THE Australian government’s response to the escalating refugee crisis in Afghanistan has been grossly inadequate, argues the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre. Thousands of Afghans are currently at risk following the Taliban’s takeover of the capital and last remaining stronghold, Kabul. Women, journalists,…

by Sara Bolst
August 18, 2021January 21, 2022
584 views
foodbank
Community/Uncategorized

400% spike in numbers accessing ASRC foodbank

The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) has urged the federal government to extend its COVID19 safety nets, as new data shows a four-fold increase in numbers accessing its foodbank.…

by Sarah Jacob
September 23, 2020September 23, 2020
397 views
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Community

The Refugee Council welcomes government plans for more flexible Adult Migrant English Program

The Refugee Council of Australia (RCOA) has welcomed the Federal Government’s announcement last week about plans to expand access to the Adult Migrant English Program (AMEP).…

by Sarah Jacob
September 1, 2020September 1, 2020
281 views
MITA
Community/Health/Uncategorized

Court orders cessation of detention of elderly man on COVID-19 concerns

Yesterday, the Federal Court of Australia ordered the Minister for Home Affairs to release an elderly man suffering multiple health conditions from Melbourne Immigration Transit Accommodation (MITA), citing the serious risk of infection from COVID-19 in the centre.…

by Sarah Jacob
August 12, 2020August 12, 2020
389 views
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Community

Victorian refugee and migrant children are missing out on school learning during lockdown

Right now, hundreds of kids from refugee and migrant backgrounds across Victoria are locked out of remote learning because they don’t have the technology and internet access they need at home, according to the Refugee Migrant Children Centre.…

by Sarah Jacob
August 4, 2020August 5, 2020
542 views
Community/Health

After 7 years of suffering, it’s time to end offshore detention, say refugee advocates

Sunday July 19 marked seven years since Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced that people seeking asylum, arriving by boat, will never be settled in Australia and would be processed offshore. Refugee advocate groups report that, as a result of the offshore detention…

by Sarah Jacob
July 20, 2020July 30, 2020
458 views
Community/Health/Uncategorized

Refugee Council deeply concerned for people in immigration detention as Mantra guard tests positive

The Refugee Council of Australia (RCOA) says it is deeply concerned for the safety of people detained at the Mantra Bell City hotel at Preston in Melbourne, after a security guard has tested positive for COVID-19 Over 60 people, who were brought…

by Sarah Jacob
July 17, 2020July 30, 2020
694 views

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