Refugee rights activists step up their campaign to ensure all asylum seekers who arrived in Australia under the previous government are granted permanent protection.
Labor have now been in government for almost a year, after winning a very narrow majority at the 2022 Federal Election. The question is: what have they actually done in that time?
A number of recently released refugees – alongside their supporters – celebrate their newly-found freedom through a game of cricket.
Palm Sunday 2022 – Walk for Justice for Refugees in Melbourne.
Refugee advocates have today confirmed that the last of the refugees who were being detained in the Park Hotel, Carlton, have been granted visas and released into the community. Photo round up from the last two years of protest and activism.
Rally called by Refugee Action Collective (RAC) Melbourne demanding immediate freedom for refugees being held in indefinite detention.
A rally at the front of Carlton’s Park Hotel showing support for the refugees being detained there and all those in indefinite detention. Organised by Fight Together For Justice, Refugee Action Collective, and others.
Refugee advocacy group Fight Together For Justice light lanterns – arranged to read “Let It Be Over” – at the front of the Park Hotel in Carlton, in support of the refugees are being detained there.
As Novak Djokovic faces court to appeal his cancelled visa – refugee activists continue with their presence at the Park Hotel in Carlton.
Novak Djokovic having his Visa rejected and ultimately being detained in the Park Hotel, in Carlton, where dozens of refugees have been detained for a number of years – has brought international attention to the Australian government’s treatment of people seeking asylum.