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May 1, 2019

'No Friend but the Mountains'

Palm Sunday message from Behrouz Boochani A refugee who has been stuck on Manus Island since 2013 , Behrouz is an Iranian-Kurdish...

'Urgent Medical Treatment Bill' is now law

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May 1, 2019

'Urgent Medical Treatment Bill' is now law

Having been delayed by The Coalition on the last Rep Sitting Day before Christmas,it was finally passed by the house of Reps , and on...

Palm Sunday Rally for Peace & Refugees April 14th 2-4 PM

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Apr 18, 2019

Palm Sunday Rally for Peace & Refugees April 14th 2-4 PM

Hosted by Refugee Action Collective QLD and Just Peace QLD Speakers Corner,Opposite The Queensland Parliament: Corner of George and...

Christmas Raffle in aid of The Refugee Action Collective and The Romero Centre

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Dec 24, 2018

Christmas Raffle in aid of The Refugee Action Collective and The Romero Centre

1st prize A beautiful original painting from local artist, Therese Kelly The painting is called 'Neon Lights'. The bright colours and...

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Dec 22, 2018

CHRISTMAS VIGIL Kids Off# Everyone Off# Close MANUS #close Nauru Friday 6.30PM

The Morrison government is hoping that a bit of Christmas tinsel will be enough to divert the public's attention away from the human...

Kids Off.Everyone Off. Close Manus. Close Nauru. Rally and March

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Nov 10, 2018

Kids Off.Everyone Off. Close Manus. Close Nauru. Rally and March

Rally and March Saturday, Nov 10th, 2018 at 2:30 PM King George Square, Brisbane CBD (Originally planned for outside Dutton's Office)...

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Nov 10, 2018

Young Iranian given funeral in Brisbane

The family of Faribo.. were able to farewell him in a dignified funeral on October 5th.The cost of the funeral was raised by crowd...

Tell Qantas : Stop deporting refugees and asylum seekers!

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Nov 10, 2018

Tell Qantas : Stop deporting refugees and asylum seekers!

Friday, October 26th 2018 at 10 AM At Qantas AGM ; Outside Hilton Hotel 190 Elizabeth Street , Brisbane Organised by National Union...

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Oct 3, 2018

Book Launch

BOOK LAUNCH Behrouz Boochani -No Friend But the Mountains:Writing from Manus Prison 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM on Wednesday 3 October 2018 The...

Rally Against Racism
Yes to Multiculturalism,No to Xenophobia

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Sep 23, 2018

Rally Against Racism Yes to Multiculturalism,No to Xenophobia

Saturday Sep 8th at 11:30–12:45 King George Square Brisbane A lot of people are doing it tough right now, but instead of standing up...

Biloela Family loose appeal to stay in Australia -June 21st , 2018

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Jul 2, 2018

Biloela Family loose appeal to stay in Australia -June 21st , 2018

A young family of Tamil Asylum Seekers have lost their appeal against deportation, prompting supporters to call on home affairs...

Elderly Man with Cancer transferred from Nauru to Australia

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Jun 29, 2018

Elderly Man with Cancer transferred from Nauru to Australia

Update : As of 15th November, Ali* remains in detention at Brisbane Immigration 'Transit' Accommodation.He has been held there for over 3...

Fariborz Karami , a 26 years old Iranian Asylum Seeker , died by suicide on June 15th 2018 at Nauru

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Jun 27, 2018

Fariborz Karami , a 26 years old Iranian Asylum Seeker , died by suicide on June 15th 2018 at Nauru

Two days before her son took his own life on Nauru, Fazileh Mansour Beigi’s final plea for help carried with it a warning too. For months...

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Jun 24, 2018

World Refugee Day Protest

BRING THEM HERE - CLOSE THE CAMPS - FREE THE REFUGEES For close to five years Australia has had more than 2000 innocent people, many...

Twelve deaths too many -
Protest outside Dutton's office

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Jun 17, 2018

Twelve deaths too many - Protest outside Dutton's office

Vigil for Fariborz Karami June 18th at 7 AM 199 Gympie Road,Strathpine (Opposite Strathpine Station) Another unnecessary death has...

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May 22, 2018

Another Refugee Dies on Manus Island

Salim Kyawning, a 52 year-old Rohingyan refugee has died on Manus Island. Reports indicate that the refugee was killed after he jumped...

Former Official Interpreter to Australian Army denied Refugee Status by Australia

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May 19, 2018

Former Official Interpreter to Australian Army denied Refugee Status by Australia

Afghanistan veteran Jason Scanes has left his young family and taken leave from his job to stage a protest outside Peter Dutton’s...

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Apr 20, 2018

Screening of 'Stop the Boats'

Wednesday, April 18 at 6:30 PM New Farm Cinemas 701 Brunswick St, New Farm, Queensland, Australia 4005 Hosted by STOP THE BOATS and...

Book launch: ‘From Hell to Hell’ - Poetry from Nauru

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Apr 14, 2018

Book launch: ‘From Hell to Hell’ - Poetry from Nauru

This Friday , April 13th , 2018 From 6:30 PM - 9:30 PM 2nd Floor, TLC Building, 16 Peel Street, South Brisbane 4101 Join author...

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Apr 10, 2018

Palm Sunday Rally for Refugees

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