We need help to raise $10,000 between now and the end of the financial year to maintain our current level of support for rent and living allowances for the refugee and asylum…
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Education Awards Movie Night Fundraiser
Monday, 20 May at 6:30 pm Palace Electric, Acton. Cinema 3 All funds raised go to the Canberra Refugee Support (CRS) Scholarship Program. More information from Catherine Bӧhm, Les Bӧhm,…
Meet the Sydney volunteers who are feeding families fleeing Gaza
Mostafa Rachwani Thu 4 Apr 2024 00.51 AEDT https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/apr/03/bake-for-gaza-sydney-volunteers-feeding-families-palestine Palestinians arriving in Australia on visitor visas are facing hardship – and community organisations are stepping in to help.Alaa leans back…
Fleeing bloodshed in Gaza, Palestinians arriving in Australia find they have no place to call home
Rafqa Touma Wed 27 Mar 2024 01.00 AEDT https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/mar/26/gaza-palestine-immigrants-australia-cancelled-visas A tourist visa is the only way in for hundreds of Palestinians seeking refuge, leaving them forced to rely on overwhelmed…
Piume hardly remembers her life in Sri Lanka, but lives in daily fear she will be sent back
Published 26 March 2024 5:59am By Pablo Vinales Source: SBS News A group of crossbenchers are calling on the immigration minister to provide a resolution for almost 9,000 asylum seekers…
Hands Across Canberra March 06 2024
Update: Thank you to all those who contributed to our appeal. Through your efforts we have raised over $20,000 which will allow us to continue assisting asylum seekers and refugees…
Framework for Safe and Ethical Work with Asylum Seekers in the ACT
Asylum Seeker Snapshot There are 331 asylum seekers in the ACT in contact with Companion House as of August 2023.71 of the 331 people are under 18 years of age.People…
We’ve walked 640km to Canberra to plead for an end to our anguish. Visa limbo is breaking our hearts
Rathi Barthlote and Geetha Ramachandran Wed 18 Oct 2023 15.32 AEDT https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/oct/17/weve-walked-640km-to-canberra-to-plead-for-an-end-to-our-anguish-visa-limbo-is-breaking-our-hearts After 10 years in Australia, this is our home. We want to be part of building this country’s…
Labor to prioritise new asylum seeker claims as part of $160m package to tackle backlog
Paul Karp Chief political correspondent The Guardian Australia @Paul_KarpThu 5 Oct 2023 01.00 AEDT https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/oct/05/labor-to-prioritise-new-asylum-seeker-claims-as-part-of-160m-package-to-tackle-backlog The Albanese government will attempt to turn the tables on people making unmeritorious asylum claims…
CRS 2023 Education Awards
As part of the ACT's recognition of UNHCHR Refugee Week, Canberra Refugee Support recognised the commitment of 40 ACT region refugees to their education. An Education Awards presentation ceremony was…