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Destitution For Unaccompanied Asylum Seekers Now Turning 18

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 16th January 2014 - The plight of unaccompanied minors who sought asylum in Australia and have turned 18 as of January 1 remains uncertain – unable to work, attend school or even volunteer…

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Social Franchise Helping the Disadvantaged to Shine

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 27th November 2013 - Growing national shoeshine and leather care social franchise Buffed is offering members of marginalised communities the opportunity to own and develop their own micro-business.…

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Compassion Through Fashion

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 13th November 2013 - Melbourne social enterprise The Social Studio is stitching the first thread in what they hope will become a tapestry of mainstream employment opportunities for those new to Australia.…

NFPs Fight ‘Illegal’ Asylum Label

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 6th November 2013 - A coalition of 138 Not for Profit organisations has called on Prime Minister Tony Abbott to stop the Government’s use of the term “illegal maritime arrivals”…

Cohesion Study Reveals Australia’s Trust Issues

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 22nd October 2013 - Research released by the Scanlon Foundation, shows Australian trust levels toward government and fellow citizens are falling, and discrimination is on the rise. The Mapping Social…

Australia Gets a ‘Fail’ on Refugees

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 10th October 2013 - Australia has received an ‘F’ in a UN report card over the country’s treatment of refugees. The report launched by the United Nations Association of Australia…

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‘Bread & Butter’ for the disadvantaged

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 7th August 2013 - In this week’s Spotlight on Social Enterprise, journalist Nadia Boyce explores how an entrepreneurial Sydney business team transitioned into the social sector by founding…

Refugee Council Warns on Manus Island Detention

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 5th February 2013 -
Picture: www.naharnet.com The Refugee Council of Australia has called on the Federal Government to act on a UNHCR report which warns of significant inadequacies in the transfer…

Global Disasters Displace 72 Million

Staff Reporter, Thursday, 18th October 2012 - More than 72 million people around the world were forced to leave their homes last year as a result of disaster, conflict and development, a new report has revealed. The World Disasters…

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Report on Asylum Seekers Won’t Please Everyone

Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 15th August 2012 - The Expert Panel’s Asylum Seekers Report emphasises it is presenting a suite of measures which would operate together: so there should not be “cherry picking”…

Saving Lives at Sea: the asylum seeker expert academic panel reports

Staff Reporter, Friday, 3rd August 2012 - A panel of academic experts at The Conversation has drafted a statement outlining what it says is a fair, humane and workable policy approach to asylum seekers losing their lives at…

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‘Why Australia Should Abandon the Refugee Convention’

Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 22nd November 2011 - With the collapse of offshore processing, and the likely increase in boat arrivals into a politically charged environment, a cross-road may have been reached regarding asylum policy…

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Tag : Refugees

Destitution For Unaccompanied Asylum Seekers Now Turning 18

NFPs Fight ‘Illegal’ Asylum Label

Australia Gets a ‘Fail’ on Refugees

Refugee Council Warns on Manus Island Detention

Global Disasters Displace 72 Million

Report on Asylum Seekers Won’t Please Everyone

Saving Lives at Sea: the asylum seeker expert academic panel reports

‘Why Australia Should Abandon the Refugee Convention’

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James Patrick Photography

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