ASIO negative refugees and detention for life

There are currently 51 people who have been found to be refugees yet face detention for the rest of their lives due to negative...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Villawood visiting and refugee activism

Visitors play an essential role for people in detention. Asylum seekers know only too well that the government and the Department of Immigration do...

West Papuans taken to Port Moresby airport

The seven West Papuan asylum seekers secretly removed from Australia to Port Moresby in late September have been taken by police to the Port...

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...

Donations

You can donate to RAC by: Sending a cheque Make out to “Refugee Action Coalition” and post to PO Box 375 Strawberry Hills NSW 2012 or ...