permanent visas

Tamils call for permanent settlement, express solidarity with Palestine

Fifteen years since the peak of the genocide against Tamils in Sri Lanka, Tamil-Australians and supporters rallied to demand Labor support calls for justice. Chloe DS and Jim McIlroy report.

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Refugees protested outside home affairs minister Claire O'Neil's office

Refugees start 3-day protest outside home affairs ministers office

Refugees and supporters gathered outsideÌýMinister for Home Affairs Clare O’Neil's office to demand permanent residency for the thousands of refugees on temporary visas.ÌýChloe DSÌýreports.

Tamil refugees hope to ask Richard Marles for permanent visas

Tamil refugees are holding a protest vigilÌýoutside the office of Richard Marles, hoping to speak to him about permanent visas. Tim Gooden reports.

Refugees to converge on Parliament House to again call for visa equality

Refugees will converge on Parliament House lawns to again call for permanent visas.ÌýMore than 12,000 refugees on are seeking permanent visas. Jane Salmon reports.

Refugees take protest for permanent visas to minister’s office

Refugees started a week-long protest to demand permanent visas outside Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil electorate office. Chris Slee reports.

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Neil Para wins a visa, but 9999 asylum seekers remain in limbo

Refugee rights campaigners welcome the news thatÌýasylum seeker Neil Para and his family have been granted permanent visas,Ìýbut sayÌýLabor needs to grant permanent visas to 9999 others. Kerry Smith reports.

Refugees call on federal Labor to give them permanent visas

Fifty refugees rallied outside the electorate office of Minister for Home Affairs Clare O’Neil to demand permanent residency for thousands living on temporary visas. Chris Slee reports.

Former Tamil refugee asks federal gov’t to give asylum seekers permanency

Nimalakaran Sinnakkili called for permanent protection for the remaining refugees and asylum seekers living in the community or imprisoned in detention centres in Australia and Nauru.

Refugee protest at Anthony Albanese's Marrickville office

Refugees call for permanent protection outside PM’s office

About 100 refugees and supporters gathered outside Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s electoralÌýoffice in MarrickvilleÌýto call for permanent protection for all refugees. Isaac Nellist reports.

The fight for refugee rights: 2022 into 2023

For refugees, people seeking asylum and their supporters, 2022 was a difficult year. But progress has been made, reports Jonathan Strauss.

Park Hotel is a hellhole, free the refugees

While Serbian tennis player Novak Djokovic is in detention, refugee rights activists have taken theÌýopportunity to protest the detention of refugees brought to Australia under the MedevacÌýlaw in 2019. Chloe DS reports.

Australia’s systemic migrant labour exploitation exposed

Much has been said about the rampant exploitation of migrant workers in Australia but the Migrant Workers Centre has data showing it is even worse.ÌýHyeseon Jeong reports.