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World Refugee Day – Sunday 21 June @2pm at City Square, Melbourne

On Sunday 21 June in the Melbourne CBD there will be a series of Pop-Up Protests and a Finale program protesting Australia’s treatment of refugees and asylum seekers.    Join us  to call on our politicians to STOP THE CRUELTY, and to protect, not punish refugees.       The main event is at 2pm in the City Square – the Finale program of speakers, performance and music, includes Corinne Grant, Rod Quantock, L-FRESH, Les Thomas and other musicians.  Bring a placard or banner – Stand Up…

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Scott Morrison questioned at children in detention inquiry

Welcome to our rolling coverage of the inquiry’s hearing in Canberra on Friday. The immigration minister, Scott Morrison, is due to give evidence at 9.15am AEST. Other witnesses set to face the hearing later in the day are Paris Aristotle and Nicholas Procter, of the minister’s council on asylum seekers and detention, and Deborah Homewood, managing director of MAXimus Solutions, which is responsible for providing support to unaccompanied children in immigration detention. Updated at 10.08am AEST 9.12am AEST The president of the…

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