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Sadly, the flow of people seeking asylum from war and from political and religious oppression seems unlikely to ease anytime ...

Pema Amnyi Born in Tibet, Pema's life was upended at the age of 9 by persecution, forcing her into a ...

Thank you to everyone who donated to Mili's campaign. This campaign is now closed. Thank you again your help is ...

The CRS 2024 Education awards were held in Refugee Week on June 18th. The awards were presented by Mr Mick ...

ACT Refugees struggle to find their feet. News article published in the Canberra Times. By Lucy Arundell Updated June 17 ...

A group of senior students at Burgmann Anglican School* took it on as a project to raise funds for Canberra ...

We need help to raise $10,000 between now and the end of the financial year to maintain our current level of support ...

Monday, 20 May at 6:30 pm Palace Electric, Acton. Cinema 3 All funds raised go to the Canberra Refugee Support ...

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 – ...

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 ...

Published 26 March 2024 5:59am By Pablo Vinales Source: SBS News A group of crossbenchers are calling on the immigration ...

Update: Thank you to all those who contributed to our appeal. Through your efforts we have raised over $20,000 which ...

Asylum Seeker Snapshot There are 331 asylum seekers in the ACT in contact with Companion House as of August 2023.71 ...

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 ...

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 ...

As part of the ACT's recognition of UNHCHR Refugee Week, Canberra Refugee Support recognised the commitment of 40 ACT region ...

Student Equity and Participation and Companion House invites you to join us for a special morning tea event to mark ...

Zerghona Jawadi from Afghanistan was among forty refugees from fourteen countries who received a 2023 education award from Canberra Refugee ...

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 ...

By Steve Evans June 19 2023 - 5:30am How Canberrans and ACT organisations help refugees | Refugee Week 2023 | ...