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Greens urge govt stop destroying families and change ASIO Act

May 14, 2012

The Australian Greens have today urged the federal government to change the ASIO Act after revelations another family has been torn apart and faces indefinite detention even though they have been granted refugee protection. “The Greens were deeply upset by last night’s Lateline story on a young Sri Lankan woman and her two sons who have been removed from Melbourne to Villawood detention centre,” Greens’ immigration spokesperson, Sen. Sarah Hanson-Young, said. “Australia authorities found they were refugees and gave them…

Tamil Genocide Remembrance Day

May 14, 2012

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Past Events

The “TAMIL GENOCIDE REMEMBRANCE DAY“ event going to be held at Melbourne (State Library, Corner of Swanston St & Latrobe Street, Opposite to Melbourne Central, Railway Station) on May 18th 2012 from 5pm (be there from 4pm). This is an event, to commemorate the death of over 40,000 Tamils who perished during the Sri Lankan Government’s military onslaught in the Vanni mainland. We can’t forget the pain & agony of our people went through this time 3 years ago…

Greens successfully create inquiry into Indonesian children held in Australian adult prisons

May 11, 2012

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Archived Press Releases

The Australian Greens today announce they’ve successfully created a parliamentary inquiry to examine whether Indonesian children are being held in facilities such as prisons and remand centres where adults are also kept. “There are at least two dozen Indonesians who may be children who have been convicted and jailed alongside Australian adult offenders,” Greens’ immigration and youth affairs spokesperson, Sen. Sarah Hanson-Young, said. “The Attorney-General has announced these 24 cases will be reviewed, and while we welcome that, parliament must…

Sign the petition to end mandatory detention

May 9, 2012

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Help Refugees, Petitions

Act For Peace are calling for people to sign their petition to end mandatory detention. Click on the link below to add your voice. Petition to end mandatory detention World Wide Statistics (UNHCR, 2008): • There are an estimated 15.2 million refugees, 26 million IDPs and 827,000 asylum seekers waiting to be processed, worldwide. 6.6 million people are considered stateless; that is, they have no country that recognises them as citizens. The UN refers to these people as ‘people of…

Immigration Dept’s budget blow out was avoidable with time limits and more community release places: Greens

May 9, 2012

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The blow out of more than $1 billion dollars in the Immigration Department’s budget was avoidable had the government finally put time limits on detention and increased community release places, the Australian Greens said today. “The annual average cost of a community release programme is $10,400 per person, compared to more than $137,000 if an asylum seeker is kept indefinitely in a detention centre,” Greens’ immigration spokesperson, Sen. Sarah Hanson-Young, said. “Detention centre operating costs are of course higher for…