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We’ve walked 640km to Canberra to plead for an end to our anguish. Visa limbo is breaking our hearts

October 19, 2023Jennifer Turini

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…

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Labor to prioritise new asylum seeker claims as part of $160m package to tackle backlog

October 4, 2023Jennifer Turini

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…

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CRS 2023 Education Awards

June 26, 2023Jennifer Turini

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…

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World Refugee Day @ UC with Companion House 2023

June 20, 2023Jennifer Turini

Student Equity and Participation and Companion House invites you to join us for a special morning tea event to mark World Refugee Day When and where Date and time Wed,…

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Zerghona’s Efforts Recognised

June 19, 2023Jennifer Turini

Zerghona Jawadi from Afghanistan was among forty refugees from fourteen countries who received a 2023 education award from Canberra Refugee Support (CRS.) Zerghona is from the Hazara minority group, which…

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A refugee’s very hard road to Canberra and freedom | Refugee Week 2023

June 19, 2023Jennifer Turini

By Steve Evans June 19 2023 - 5:30am https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8232229/refugees-hard-road-to-canberra-and-freedom Zerghona Jawadi knows about struggle. She arrived in Canberra just under 20 years ago, a refugee from the horrors of Taliban-controlled…

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How Canberrans and ACT organisations help refugees | Refugee Week 2023

June 19, 2023Jennifer Turini

By Steve Evans June 19 2023 - 5:30am How Canberrans and ACT organisations help refugees | Refugee Week 2023 | The Canberra Times | Canberra, ACT There are a host…

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Last goodbye – Fundraiser for Dhuha

May 23, 2023Jennifer Turini

CRS has been supporting Dhuha over the past few years on her journey to have her claim for asylum accepted. That journey has taken a toll on her health and…

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Budget provides no answers on Government’s plans for refugee program 

May 12, 2023Jennifer Turini

The 2023-24 Federal Budget has left Australians with no answers about the Albanese Government’s plans to act on its commitment to expand the Refugee and Humanitarian Program or to reverse…

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Palm Sunday Rally: Refugees – Permanent Visas for ALL

March 25, 2023Jennifer Turini

Canberra Garema Place, 2nd April 2023 https://refugeeaction.org/20230309/palm-sunday-rally-refugees-permanent-visas-for-all/ For many years, people across Australia have rallied in support of refugees on Palm Sunday, the Sunday before Easter. But why Palm Sunday?…

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