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A CHRISTIAN VISION OF COMPASSION AND HOSPITALITY FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS AND REFUGEES
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- Opportunities open
CRISP – Seed funding
Assistance to welcome and support refugees into community.
Community Refugee Sponsorship Australia (CRSA) have announced the availability of up to 55 ‘seed funding’ grants of $5,000 each as part of their ‘Step Up 2025‘ campaign.
Who: Grants are ava... Read More - Anti-Poverty Week October 2024
Anti-Poverty Week (APW) in Australia is an annual event aimed at raising awareness of poverty and inequality, encouraging action to address these challenges, and fostering a deeper understanding of the causes and impacts of poverty nationwide.
In 2024, APW will take plac... Read More - ACRT update on Asylum Seekers
Permanent Residence for Asylum Seekers: What’s Happening Now
Demonstrations held in Sydney, Brisbane, Adelaide, and Perth demanding permanent residency and family reunification for asylum seekers, after years on temporary visas.
Many have finished school but can’t acce... Read More - ASRC report
Cruelty by Design: The health crisis in offshore detention
The health report released this month by the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) has documented the poor physical and mental health conditions of those who remain in offshore detention.
The ASRC is currently in contact with 64 p... Read More - World Refugee Day
Online Ecumenical Service
While the NCCA prepared to begin their 11th National Forum in Adelaide, members of the Australian Churches Refugee Taskforce (ACRT) were delivering an online ecumenical service for Refugee Week.
The service was planned by ACRT members, Peter Arndt (Director, ... Read More - ACRT report
Australian Churches Refugee Taskforce (ACRT) Submission to Australia’s Humanitarian Intake for 2024-25
The Australian Churches Refugee Taskforce (ACRT) is dedicated to advocating for the rights and well-being of refugees and asylum seekers in Australia. With a focus on humanitarian prin... Read More - Support for people escaping the conflict in Israel and Gaza
Hundreds of people who have fled Israel or Gaza have travelled to Australia on Visitor Visas and other short-term visas. While it is welcome news that people have been able to travel to safety in Australia, these visas are not designed to su... Read More - Migration (‘Deportation’) Bill
ACRT report | 5 April 2024
The Australian Churches Refugee Taskforce (ACRT) has been meeting regularly this month since the government’s recent introduction of the Migration Amendment (Removals and Other Measures) Bill 2024 (the Bill), on 26 March 2024.
There have b... Read More - Submission to the AHRC on Women in Immigration Detention
The Australian Churches Refugee Taskforce (ACRT) made a submission to the Australian Human Rights Commission on 21 February 2024, looking into the experiences of women in immigration detention facilities, and the subsequent issues women fa... Read More
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