Jesuit Social Services outlines our grave concerns about Australia’s offshore processing and resettlement arrangements in our submission to a senate inquiry.
As an organisation guided by Catholic Social Teaching, we are committed to welcoming the stranger and upholding the dignity of all people, regardless of their status or circumstances.
We call on the Government to use its strength in parliament to initiate a fair, humane and principled reset of Australia’s treatment of refugees and people seeking asylum. This must include:
- Ending offshore detention and processing and quickly re-settling all people in Australia
- Ending the uncertainty for people seeking asylum by providing fair and timely pathways to permanency in Australia
- Ensuring people seeking asylum have access to work and study rights, as well as other public services including Medicare, housing and financial support
- Increasing Australia’s humanitarian intake including by expanding the existing community support program which covers most expenses and assists arrivals to integrate with society.
