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Stop Labor's Entry Ban and Deportation Bill

The Albanese Labor Government is rushing through knee-jerk legislation that criminalises refugees. If this bill gets through the Senate and becomes law, it could lead to refugees being banned entry to Australia or forced to return to countries where they face persecution or even death.

Please urgently email your Senators, and let them know that you don’t support the entry ban and deportation bill.

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Labor under pressure as Parliamentary Human Rights Committee berates brutal bill
MEDIA RELEASE: Widespread pressure continues to build against Labor’s brutal Entry Ban and Deportation Bill, with the latest criticisms descending from Parliament’s own Human Rights Scrutiny Report released yesterday. The report produced by the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Human Rights, and chaired by ALP MP Josh Burns, confirms Labor’s Bill currently limits several fundamental human rights including the
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- 15 APR 24
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Labor’s Trump-like Bill unfairly punishes families, refugees and people seeking asylum
MEDIA RELEASE: ASRC will join refugee human rights lawyers giving evidence today in opposition to Labor’s Entry Ban and Deportation Bill at the one-day Senate hearing in Canberra. The Bill, which unfairly punishes refugees, migrant families and people seeking asylum, was road-blocked at the Senate for an inquiry after Labor attempted to ram the Bill
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- 10 APR 24
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Isolation and desperation on Nauru: “I miss my family, I want to get out of here”
MEDIA RELEASE: A group of 39 people seeking asylum forced to Nauru after arriving in Beagle Bay (WA) in February have made contact with the ASRC, reporting significant distress, emerging mental health issues and suicidal thoughts as they are confronted with indefinite family separation and Australia’s cruel offshore detention regime. This follows reports a further
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- 27 MAR 24
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Labor’s rushed and ruthless laws delayed at Senate to make way for inquiry
MEDIA RELEASE: The ASRC welcomes news the Albanese Government has been road-blocked in its attempts to ram new legislation through parliament that would see refugees and people seeking asylum face ruthless new deportation and entry ban laws. Now delayed for six weeks to make way for an inquiry, refugees, human rights lawyers, advocates and the
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- 04 APR 24
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FAQs on deportation and entry ban Bill
What is the Bill about? On 26 March 2024, the Government introduced a Bill which provides the Minister for Immigration with new powers to force a person to cooperate with being deported from Australia. The Bill also allows the Minister for Immigration to prevent people from certain countries from entering Australia. The Bill has not
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- Roberta Vitiello
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- 08 MAR 24
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International Women’s Day 2024 at the ASRC
Today is International Women’s Day, a time to reflect on the achievements women around the world have attained in more than a century fighting for their rights. On top of this, the ASRC team is also conscious of the multiple challenges refugee women and those seeking asylum are still facing worldwide and, particularly in Australia.
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- Roberta Vitiello
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- 07 MAR 24
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From Malaysia to Australia: A Journey of Flavours and Finding Freedom
“From Malaysia to Australia: A journey of flavours and finding freedom.” If you are lucky enough to have a meal cooked for you by Harchana, rest assured that it will be a meaningful experience, straight from the heart. “When I cook, I always cook with love. Cooking is also my way of showing people love.”
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- 29 FEB 24
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A Feast Building Bridges Through Latin American Flavours
Drawing connections between where we are now and the places and cultures that we originated from, is a longstanding Melbourne tradition. In a highly multicultural and diverse society, celebrating migrant stories has long been ingrained into the city’s culture, each wave of migration bringing its own flavours for the broader community to experience. Once again,
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