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Uniting Church asks for more information on Manus Island situation

QLD Synod Webmaster — Thu, 22 Jan 2015 06:10:44 +0000

The Uniting Church in Australia has asked to meet with the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection Peter Dutton asking for information about the care and support being offered to asylum seekers on Manus Island and asked what can the government do to immediately improve conditions at the centre. Yesterday, national director of UnitingJustice Australia ...

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Kids in detention: good first step

QLD Synod Webmaster — Wed, 24 Sep 2014 04:10:50 +0000

While asylum seeker advocates are celebrating the announcement that some children and their families will be released from detention, they warn that there is still much to do. Dianne Jensen reports. The Uniting Church in Australia has welcomed an announcement by the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection Scott Morrison that some children in detention ...

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Freddie Steen: Asylum limbo “hell on earth”

QLD Synod Webmaster — Wed, 05 Mar 2014 01:37:01 +0000

Like a voice crying in the wilderness, Frederika Steen AM won’t be silent about Australia’s treatment of asylum seekers and refugees. Dianne Jensen reports. “I have looked into their faces, I know their names and I have heard their stories of suffering. What else could I do but speak out?” Refugee advocate Frederika (Freddie) Steen ...

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