Paul Karp@Paul_KarpTue 20 Dec 2022 18.42 AEDT https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/dec/20/labor-to-allow-19000-refugees-to-stay-permanently-in-australia-from-early-2023 The Albanese government will, in early 2023, allow 19,000 refugees to stay permanently in Australia, granting them rights to social security and…
‘Hardly anyone is getting off’: despite Labor’s promises, refugees needing urgent medical care remain on Nauru The Guardian Ben Doherty @bendohertycorro Sun 18 Dec 2022 06.00 AEDT An Afghan refugee…
As we approach Christmas I want to warmly thank everyone who has supported the work of Canberra Refugee Support this year. Throughout the year through your donations and “good neighbour”…
Tigminou 29 October @ 10:00 am - 30 October @ 4:00 pm Open Gardens Canberra is holding a 'triple treat' event on Saturday 29 October and Sunday 30 October (from 10am). Funds raised through the…
Finally - you can now sponsor and welcome the next refugee household to arrive in Australia Notification from the Refugee Council of Australia You may have seen recent news coverage…
The vital role that refugee-led organisations play in the settlement journey needs to be recognised, supported and funded. Specific funding should be set aside to strengthen refugee-led organisations and to…
Sarah Martin Chief political correspondent @msmarto Tue 21 Jun 2022 03.30 AEST https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/jun/21/i-want-to-normalise-hijab-wearing-was-newest-labor-senator-on-making-history When Fatima Payman takes her seat in the Senate in July, she will make history as the…
Samantha Freestone | 20 June 2022 at 3:11 pm The research is in: Australians support refugees - PBA (probonoaustralia.com.au) Aussies strongly support refugees, according to two separate pieces of research that were…
ABC Radio Adelaide / By Daniel Keane https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-06-15/awer-mabil-from-refugee-camp-to-world-cup-socceroo/101151676 The family of Awer Mabil has known both heartbreak and exquisite elation, and the events of early Tuesday morning (Australian time) emphatically fall…
By Miriam Webber Updated May 24 2022 - 6:18pm, first published 5:30am https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/7750210/agencies-struggle-to-keep-asylum-seekers-from-homelessness/?cs=14264 Community agencies say they have pitched in on rents for some 20 families seeking asylum in order…
