Refugee policies remain unforgiving, positive steps being made toward inclusion: Advocates

Refugee advocates say that greater inclusion benefits everyone, not just those who come to Australia as refugees.
New hope for action on refugees, climate and Indigenous Australians

“The big message from this election is that women spoke, in fact they roared,” said Micah Australia Executive Director Reverend Tim Costello.
With an election looming, here’s what Anglicans had to say

Ahead of the federal election, we asked prominent voices in the Anglican community for a take on what would guide their vote this election.
The asylum seeker who found God in the darkness

For the Reverend Hoda Ameri her life’s journey began when she found God.
With an election looming, here’s what Anglicans had to say

Ahead of the federal election, we asked prominent voices in the Anglican community for a take on what would guide their vote this election.
Palm Sunday Walk celebrates release of asylum seekers

Thousand of people have called for better treatment of refugees and asylum seekers as they celebrated the release of more than 40 people from indefinite detention across Australia.
All asylum seekers released from the Park Hotel

Eight more asylum seekers have been released from the Park Hotel in Carlton, emptying it of detainees after nine years.
Relief for Refugees a Winner for Melbourne

THE demonstrators outside Melbourne’s now notorious Park Hotel, (the unhappy destination for some of the maritime arrivals to our shores), wave placards that read messages like, Jesus Was A Refugee.
Call to improve asylum policies after 19 people released from detention

Further humane policies are needed despite the release of at least 19 refugees and asylum seekers from detention last week, according to one Melbourne bishop.
‘Band-Aid’ budget payments fail to address real issues driving poverty: BSL, Anglicare

ANGLICAN social justice organisations have criticised one-off $250 payments promised in the federal budget for Australians accessing social support payments, saying they fail to fix underlying problems.