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Release refugees to stay @homesafelywithus

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Aug 8, 2020

Release refugees to stay @homesafelywithus

Joint MEDIA RELEASE: Sunday 9 August 2020 A coalition of refugee support groups today offered to open their homes to asylum seekers and...

BREAKING: We’re postponing our Story Bridge Mass Sit-in #FreeTheKP120 by one week.

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Aug 7, 2020

BREAKING: We’re postponing our Story Bridge Mass Sit-in #FreeTheKP120 by one week.

In the past few days, Queensland Police Service (QPS) have held three press conferences about our upcoming action, threatening a...

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Aug 6, 2020

Story Bridge Mass Sit-in #FreeTheKP120

Postponed from 8th to 15th. Read the reasons for the change here. On Saturday 15 August, we're going to walk onto the Story Bridge, sit...

Experts Slam Safety of Christmas Island Immigration Detention Plans

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Aug 6, 2020

Experts Slam Safety of Christmas Island Immigration Detention Plans

Christmas Island Detention Plan Simply Dangerous Say Experts. Media Release 7 August 2020 Jane Salmon Human rights lawyer Adjunct...

Senate Report into Mobile Phone Ban in Immigration

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Aug 5, 2020

Senate Report into Mobile Phone Ban in Immigration

5 August 2020 The Senate Report into the mobile phone ban in immigration dropped today at 2pm. Migration Amendment (Prohibiting Items in...

Medevac Detainee Responds to Rumours of Shuffle Onshore and to Christmas Island

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Aug 4, 2020

Medevac Detainee Responds to Rumours of Shuffle Onshore and to Christmas Island

4 August 2020 There is news that asylum seekers held in Victoria may be shuffled to Yongah Hill in WA. This rumour is accompanied by...

Mantra Detainee Seeks Canadian Sponsorship

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Jul 29, 2020

Mantra Detainee Seeks Canadian Sponsorship

29 July 2020 Peacekeeper in Mantra’s Indefinite Prison Fundraiser I am Jill Horton, a Canadian Australian Social Worker in Port...

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Jul 25, 2020

URGENT CALL TO ACTION

From the Australian Refugee Action Network Contact Senators re the Proposed amendment to the Migration Act - Prohibited Items bill/...

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Jul 23, 2020

Calling All Unionists

"The standard you walk past is the standard you accept". Join with Unions for Refugees and the ETU youth crew for the next Unions for...

Council to investigate permit breach at Mantra ‘prison’

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Jul 23, 2020

Council to investigate permit breach at Mantra ‘prison’

Jane Salmon Friday 24 July 2020 Darebin Council is investigating the use of the Bell City Mantra Hotel to detain refugees as a possible...

Refugee Health Crisis leads to Bedside Arrest at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital

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Jul 22, 2020

Refugee Health Crisis leads to Bedside Arrest at the Royal Brisbane and Women’s Hospital

23.07.20 Last night, Christian and community organiser Elise Ganley was arrested and removed by five Queensland Police from the Royal...

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Jul 19, 2020

We Are Human Like You

These are the words of Abdulla Moradi, who spoke from detention at Kangaroo Point today. Abdulla is a Christian who has been detained for...

The Lies and Distortions of Acting Immigration Minister Alan Tudge

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Jul 18, 2020

The Lies and Distortions of Acting Immigration Minister Alan Tudge

Refugee Action Collective fact sheet Last week acting immigration minister Alan Tudge was interviewed by 4BC shock jock Mark Levy. In the...

SEVEN YEARS SINCE KEVIN RUDD'S 'PNG SOLUTION'

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Jul 18, 2020

SEVEN YEARS SINCE KEVIN RUDD'S 'PNG SOLUTION'

Refugee Action Collective fact sheet SEVEN YEARS OF CRUELTY On 19 July 2013 Kevin Rudd announced his so called ‘PNG Solution’. Any asylum...

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Jul 18, 2020

Mass Community Rally: 7 Years Too Long

Sunday the 19th of July 2020 marks seven years to the day since our government introduced the cruel policy of forbidding people from...

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Jul 15, 2020

Premier Passes the Buck

Recently, RAC Qld refugee activist Roy Hives, wrote to the Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk. He pointed out the role of the Qld...

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Jul 15, 2020

Candlelight Vigil for Refugees

Sunday July 19 2020, marks 7 years of detention of refugees who have been held hostage by the Australian government. It’s been 7 years...

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Jul 15, 2020

Minister Tudge Heartless on Medevacuees

by Jane Salmon 14 July 2020 Last week, 4BC Radio Presenter Mark Levy suggested to Refugee Solidarity Meanjin organiser Dane De Leon, that...

Thirty Villawood Serco guards stood down after Casula Crossroads party link

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Jul 13, 2020

Thirty Villawood Serco guards stood down after Casula Crossroads party link

Around 30 Serco guards at the Villawood detention centre have been stood down to self-isolate after up to fifty Serco workers attended a...

“Ruby” Mantra Guard Confirmed with Covid19

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Jul 11, 2020

“Ruby” Mantra Guard Confirmed with Covid19

Updated 9:04 pm 12 July 2020. It has been confirmed to detainees by the Australian Border Force tonight that a guard at the Mantra APOD...

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