Paul Gregoire RAC Sydney RAC QLD SydneyCriminalLawyer If successive changes to the Migration Act had not occurred, detention centres would be empty now. Where’s the profit for the private companies in that? Milking votes out of scaremongering people wouldn’t be possible.
We need to change the system.
#EndDetention

No humanitarian visas granted to Palestinian refugees fleeing Gaza by the Australian Gov

5,000 Palestinian visa applications have been rejected by the Australian Gov (many are loved ones of Australian citizens)

This is utterly shameful & disgraceful

Where is the leadership?

Explosive evidence that between 2015 and 2019 the AFP worked with China’s Secret Police to allow them to operate in Australia and target and return 5 people to China. They said the returns were “voluntary”

I'm very excited to announce that I've been selected as an Archibald Prize Finalist 2024

It was an honour for me to paint Angus McDonald this year.

#Archibald Art Gallery NSW

Wars only cause 2 things. Death and refugees (oh, and wealth for arms companies and their complicit Governments)

Today I spoke with a family that has been in a camp in Istanbul, they escaped Gaza via Egypt and then fled to Türkiye. I cannot explain the violence they experienced in camps, to the point where they wished they never left the war zone. They begged for help.

A reminder that for human rights supporters in Sydney, we have a curated event for Vivid Sydney June 15 on refugee rights, a special screening on my visit to Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh refugee camp and discussion on the importance of speaking up for all human rights.

Tickets online

Chandravathani has raised a beautiful family here. Two of her four children were born here. But if Labor's proposed Deportation Bill passes, she could be separated from her children and thrown into jail for up to five years.

Take action: action.asrc.org.au/deportation-bi…

Refugees and their supporters rallied in Melbourne today to demand that Labor kill its cruel deportation bill.

Refugees are welcome here! Permanent visas now.

.Jana Favero 🇮🇹⚽️ said the UK’s adoption of its Australian-inspired policy was “cruelty for cruelty’s sake”.
“And it is deeply disturbing that the UK is knowingly copying our offshore detention policy given the overwhelming evidence it is a failed policy.”

theguardian.com/uk-news/articl…

The banality of evil has its own flavour in Australia

theguardian.com/books/article/…

Every single submission to the inquiry on Albanese's anti-refugee and travel ban bill (except for the submission made by people who are paid by the Commonwealth) opposed it.

Scrap this Bill.

Our third speaker Jonathan Sriranganathan facebook.com/share/v/5JZ4we…

The first 2 speakers today. Listen to their intelligence and eloquence on this complex but important topic. If we allow this legislation through, it could be abused by this and subsequent Governments. 2https://www.facebook.com/share/v/gj4SYxFeqseYPeQj/?mibextid=qi2Omg