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Vinnies urges Australians to open their hearts to asylum-seekers
Ahead of World Day of Migrants and Refugees on Sunday, the St Vincent de Paul Society urges all Australians to open their hearts and assist those who come to Australia seeking refuge from violence and persecution in their home countries.
Asylum claims at six-year high
The number of people seeking asylum in Australia has hit a six-year high and a record 117,500 people are on shore awaiting a decision as huge backlogs and wait times expose the country’s immigration system to exploitation. Source: The Age.
Welcome Walk to show support for asylum-seekers
Brisbane Catholics are tying up their shoelaces for the Romero Centre’s annual Welcome Walk on Sunday. Source: The Catholic Leader.
Good Sams join campaign for royal commission into immigration detention
As a democratic society we cannot perpetuate the unjust and inhumane treatment of thousands of refugees and asylum-seekers in Australia who remain stateless, writes Sr Catherine McCahill SGS. Source: The Good Oil.
Refugee support hub finds new home with Brisbane Archdiocese
Mengistu Hailu says life as an asylum-seeker is like “walking in darkness” and the Romero Centre in Brisbane’s Dutton Park is “truly a beacon of light” for hundreds of children and adults. Source: The Catholic Leader.
Deported asylum-seeker returns to former school as teacher
Nagina Zahra will never forget the moment she donned her St Aloysius College Adelaide school uniform for the first time. It was 2004 and as a newly arrived asylum-seeker from Afghanistan, everything felt alien. Source: The Southern Cross.
Number of asylum-seekers sent to Nauru on the rise again
The number of asylum-seekers on Nauru appears to have topped 100, with a further two groups of 37 people sent to the Pacific island. Source: The Guardian.
Catholic charities in Britain condemn passing of Rwanda bill
Church, refugee and human rights groups have described the passing of the UK Government’s Rwanda Bill, which will see asylum-seekers sent from the UK to Rwanda, as “a dark day” and “cruel”. Source: The Tablet.
Concern for human rights as Nauru detention centre fills up
The growing number of men transferred to the Nauru Processing Centre are distressed and being denied access to human rights information, according to an independent advocacy group representing many of the detainees. Source: ABC News.