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25.01.2022 Government and opposition MPs are backing a proposal to have refugees go bush to fill vital fruit and vegetable picking jobs left behind by backpackers locked out of the country. #RefugeeLivesMatter

25.01.2022 Before all the problems started I travelled from country to country by plane using my diplomatic passport. When I arrived at airports I didn’t have to queue as I was taken through the special gate for diplomats. At that time all the doors were open for me. Now they are closed. I had no choice but to cross the Channel to the UK in a dinghy to try to reach safety. https://www.theguardian.com//from-diplomat-to-dinghy-why-p

23.01.2022 The Darwesh family last saw their eldest son on July 17, 2016, when ISIS attacked their home in the middle of the night. In March 2017, Mr Darwesh and Ms Shamo, along with their two younger sons Randi and Redwan, were given permission to move to Australia, but it would be years before the saw their oldest son again.

22.01.2022 #Refugees are among about 100 immigration detainees currently being held at the recently reopened North-West Point facility on Christmas Island, facing deportation on character grounds, despite government authorities previously stating no asylum seekers or refugees would be transferred. https://www.sbs.com.au//refugees-among-immigration-detaine

22.01.2022 Special rapporteur on racism and xenophobia believes there is a misconception that biosurveillance technology is without bias. https://www.theguardian.com//un-warns-of-impact-of-smart-b

21.01.2022 Amanda thought she was going to the doctor for a simple procedure to drain an ovarian cyst, but when she arrived at Irwin County Hospital from ICE’s Irwin County Detention Center in July 2019, a nurse told her she would be having surgery.

21.01.2022 A #refugee who fled a brutal civil war in his homeland and who Australia has agreed it must protect, has been held in immigration detention for more than 11 years, caught in an arcane legal limbo and potentially facing a limitless incarceration. We are so sorry, *Alex. https://www.theguardian.com//sri-lankan-refugee-detained-b

19.01.2022 "In my research, I have found that refugees are far from an economic drain. They are quick to integrate into local economies. And nationally they have high labor force participation rates, which includes people who are employed or looking for employment" https://theconversation.com/refugees-dont-undermine-the-us-

19.01.2022 It's been a tough year for Melburnians, who are now experiencing their first taste of relative freedom after one of the world's longest and harshest COVID-19 lockdowns. But for hundreds of asylum seekers and refugees living in Melbourne, their perpetual lockdown remains in place with no end in sight. #RefugeeLivesMatter https://www.google.com.au//s/amp.abc.net./article/12846434

18.01.2022 Countries would be offered 10,000 an adult to take people in under ‘solidarity à la carte’ plan. https://www.theguardian.com//eu-proposes-to-ditch-refugee-

18.01.2022 When I came to Australia I was struggling in terms of the social understanding of the community. I had no relatives, no friends or anyone to speak to, it was a very difficult time. But the networking group helped me with everything; even with little things like where to buy food or clothes, they assisted me."

16.01.2022 "Britain has a long and rather grubby history of sending people to faraway territories in order to solve political problems. The principle that out of sight is out of mind first underpinned the establishment of penal colonies where hundreds of thousands of criminals and other undesirables were banished throughout the British empire."

15.01.2022 The digital release of Love Child, Eva Mulvad’s extraordinary documentary about an Iranian couple in exile, prompts a look at the myriad ways of putting #refugee lives on screen. https://www.theguardian.com//streaming-films-about-refugee

13.01.2022 WHAT AN INSPIRING STORY! #RefugeeStories #MahbobasPromise #NewHumansofAustralia Mahboba's Promise

12.01.2022 Sporting legends Sonny Bill Williams and Craig Foster have called on the federal government to finalise a deal to resettle #refugees in New Zealand, warning people held by Australia have been forgotten for too long. #gameover #RefugeeLivesMatter #NZ #refugeeswelcome https://www.afr.com//game-over-sporting-greats-call-on-pm-

12.01.2022 Congratulations to one of our members on this excellent SBS Food article on the Instagram account she started. The account promotes Australian businesses led by #Refugees and People Seeking Asylum, for free. Be sure to follow Welcome Merchant on Instagram. #YearofWelcome #WelcomeRefugees #NoOneLeftBehind #RefugeeLivesMatter https://www.sbs.com.au//instagram-account-showcases-rich-f

11.01.2022 Many #refugees who were granted humanitarian visas by the Federal Government earlier this year were looking forward to resettling in Australia, only to be stalled suddenly by the COVID-19 induced border closure. Some of them are now stranded in India amid a worsening pandemic with no jobs, refuge, or hope. https://www.sbs.com.au//australia-s-international-borders-

10.01.2022 LOVE THIS! #Refugees use mattresses to grow crops in Jordan's Zaatari refugee camp. Refugees are incredibly resourceful! #WasteNot #Reuse #WelcomeRefugees https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=3364304156925525

09.01.2022 "There is no water, no toilet, no food," 24-year-old Zaynab, an Afghan woman, told Al Jazeera by phone. "The smell is very bad because people go to the toilet on the floor in front of my tent." https://www.aljazeera.com//moria-fire-refugees-decry-condi

08.01.2022 There are tens of thousands fewer backpackers in Australia this year than normal, which has left Australia's fruit and vegetable stock at risk of rotting in the fields if an alternative supply of workers cannot be found to harvest it.

07.01.2022 Please write to Darebin City Council and Alan Tudge MP #letthemfree #RefugeeLivesMatter #Refugeesarehumans #gameover

07.01.2022 On Wednesday, the social media platform took down the Trump-sponsored advertisements which claimed, without evidence, that accepting refugees would increase Americans’ risk of Covid-19. https://www.theguardian.com//facebook-removes-misleading-t

06.01.2022 Surer and Saredo Mohamed’s podcast, On Things We Left Behind, talks to some of those who have experienced conflict, and allows them to tell their own stories

06.01.2022 The UK government, inspired by Australia's offshore detention system, is exploring a similar program for the UK. There has even been suggestion that the UK proposals would go even further than Australia's hardline system, taking Asylum Seekers who had already arrived in the UK and taking them to offshore detention.

04.01.2022 President-elect Joe Biden has pledged to reassert America's commitment to #refugees after the Trump White House's slashing of the resettlement program, part of the current president's anti-immigration drive. #welcomerefugees #refugeelivesmatter #us #biden https://www.npr.org//biden-plans-to-reopen-america-to-refu

04.01.2022 The crossbench senator announced her position in an email to voters who took part in a poll she ran that found 96% oppose the bill

04.01.2022 For a person in his mid-twenties, Mayen does not have the typical upbringing one would imagine for a modern-day video game designer. He grew up in a place where every day was a struggle for survival. https://edition.cnn.com//cfc-lual-mayen-refugee/index.html

03.01.2022 "I want all people to be able to use their talents, speak up and live a normal life. We can change the world, no matter where we start."

03.01.2022 House of Welcome in Granville's Foodbank is running low on the below items, if you can donate, they would really appreciate it. Their office is open Monday to Friday from 9am to 4.30pm (197 The Trongate, South Granville), if you can only date before or after hours, please message them to let them know.

02.01.2022 "European nativist parties have embraced Australia’s hardline tactics for managing asylum seekers and refugees but their true agenda is to keep Muslims out."

02.01.2022 Immersive film footage from one of the most desperate places in Europe, the sprawling Moria camp on the Greek island of Lesbos, is to go on display as part of events exploring 100 years of refugee experiences. https://www.theguardian.com//imperial-war-museum-offers-lo

01.01.2022 Burman’s appointment comes as Techfugees ramps up its international program. It’s now signed a three-year partnership with the Fondation L'Oreal, the charitable arm of L'Oréal Paris, to accelerate its program (#TF4Women) aiding #refugee women employment in the tech industry, and will expand it to Italy and Greece. https://au.finance.yahoo.com//techfugees-non-profit-brings

01.01.2022 For it to work, coordination and planning must be inclusive and driven by local communities. These are more than just buzzwords. Local employers, service providers and community groups are best placed to determine realistic settlement options together.