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Aid Agency Rejects Nauru Detention Claims

Lina Caneva, Friday, 3rd October 2014 -  Aid agency Save the Children has rejected claims that their staff at the Nauru Detention Centre have fabricated allegations of abuse and self harm. The rebuff from the Not for Profit…

NFPs Condemn Cambodia Refugee Deal

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 25th September 2014 -  An alliance of major children’s, international aid, human rights and refugee organisations from Australia and the Asia-Pacific have condemned a deal brokered by the Federal…

Palmer Deals on New Refugee Visa

Lina Caneva, Thursday, 25th September 2014 -  The Palmer United Party has done a deal with the Federal Government to reintroduce a type of Temporary Protection Visa to allow refugee families to remain on the mainland, particularly…

500 Jobs to Go at Red Cross

Lina Caneva, Monday, 8th September 2014 -  The Red Cross has confirmed that it will shed 500 jobs following the Immigration Department’s slashing of funding for the charity's asylum seeker support service. The…

Six Year Old Detainee Takes Feds to Court

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 26th August 2014 -  A rare class action by a six-year-old asylum seeker has been launched in the Supreme Court against the Federal Government and Immigration Minister Scott Morrison over the treatment…

Feds to Release Asylum Seeker Children from Detention

Lina Caneva, Tuesday, 19th August 2014 -  The Federal Government says it will release hundreds of asylum-seeker children and their families from mainland detention centres on bridging visas – after months of urgent…

Asylum Children ‘Abused by State’ – Report

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 30th July 2014 -  A coalition of Church leaders has accused the Federal Government of “state sanctioned child abuse” and called for the Minister for Immigration to be stripped of guardianship…

Refugee Council Gets $50K in Support

Staff Reporter, Monday, 2nd June 2014 -  Supporters of the Not for Profit peak body Refugee Council of Australia (RCOA) have responded to the Federal Government’s cut to the peak body’s core funding –…

Morrison’s ‘Vindictive’ Cut to Refugee Advocacy – RCOA

Staff Reporter, Friday, 30th May 2014 -  The Federal Coalition Government has backflipped on a recent Budget allocation for refugee advocacy – cutting its funding from the Not for Profit peak body, the Refugee Council…

Legal Cuts Undermine Refugee Rights for Protection – NFP

Staff Reporter, Monday, 31st March 2014 -  Asylum seeker Not for Profits are describing the Federal Government’s axing of its legal advice service for asylum seekers as “unfair decision making” that…

New Directive on Refugees Puts Lives at Risk – RCOA

Staff Reporter, Friday, 10th January 2014 -  Refugee Council of Australia says a new Ministerial directive issued by the Immigration Minister Scott Morrison that specifies family visa applications lodged by refugees who…

Asylum Visa Freeze a New Low – NFP

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 4th December 2013 -  National peak body, the Refugee Council of Australia (RCOA), has slammed the Coalition Government’s decision to suspend the granting of new permanent protection visas for…
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