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World Refugee Day a chance to share national compassion
- 19 June 2017
This World Refugee Day, ANDY HAMILTON SJ invites us to reflect on how we respond to people who are fleeing persecution....
We stand with refugees
- 9 June 2017
The ultimate solution to the issue of refugees is to deal with the causes such as wars, persecution and poverty, writes Jesuit Social Services Board member LIBBY ROGERSON....
Deporting child migrants who commit crimes will only increase social exclusion
- 10 April 2017
As Australian politicians talk tough on serious crimes committed by migrants, Jesuit Social Services volunteer JAMES ALLEN explores solutions that build trust, foster belonging and strengthen social cohesion for diverse communities....
PNG Supreme Court finding on Manus Island shaming for Australians to read
- 27 April 2016
In recent days the plight of the people whom Australia has despatched to Manus Island has twice been highlighted. The Four Corners program on the death of Mr Hamid Khazaei displayed in horrifying detail the negligence, indifference, lack of urgency and priority given to following bureaucratic...
Not just offshore processing that is inhumane
- 3 March 2016
In the past six months we have had a change in Prime Minister, but unfortunately the country’s punitive and inhumane policies surrounding people seeking asylum remain....