Results of Autumn Raffle 2021
We congratulate the winners of the BMRSG Autumn Raffle. Raffle Winners 1st PRIZE WINNER Marianne Chaffe Ticket Number: #578 2nd PRIZE WINNER... Read More
Tibetan flag raised outside Blue Mountains City Council
Tibetan refugees living in the Blue Mountains gathered alongside local community members and councilors to honor the 62nd Anniversary of the Tibetan National... Read More
Messages of welcome and gifts of love spread out across Sydney
In the next sitting of Parliament, the Coalition intends to bring on a vote on the Migration Amendment (Strengthening the Character Test) Bill 2019. The Bill has passed the House of Representatives and is now before the Senate.
While framed as a simple adjustment to the Migration Act 1958 (the Act), the Bill would in fact significantly expand the character-based powers of visa cancellation and refusal, making them dangerously and unworkably broad. If passed into law, the Bill would increase the number of people in immigration detention and facing removal from the country.
Both Labor and the Greens recommended the Bill be rejected, after a Senate Inquiry was warned of its dangers. The passage of the Bill now depends on the vote of unaligned Senators.
The Bill is bad law and should not be passed. It is deliberately unclear, concentrates power in the hands of the Minister and his delegates, and will harm families and communities.
Contact your Senator.
Prize-Winners in RAR/BMRSG National Video and Poster Competition 2020
In the next sitting of Parliament, the Coalition intends to bring on a vote on the Migration Amendment (Strengthening the Character Test) Bill 2019. The Bill has passed the House of Representatives and is now before the Senate.
While framed as a simple adjustment to the Migration Act 1958 (the Act), the Bill would in fact significantly expand the character-based powers of visa cancellation and refusal, making them dangerously and unworkably broad. If passed into law, the Bill would increase the number of people in immigration detention and facing removal from the country.
Both Labor and the Greens recommended the Bill be rejected, after a Senate Inquiry was warned of its dangers. The passage of the Bill now depends on the vote of unaligned Senators.
The Bill is bad law and should not be passed. It is deliberately unclear, concentrates power in the hands of the Minister and his delegates, and will harm families and communities.
Contact your Senator.
No Child Left Behind – Refugee Council of Australia
There are currently around 16,000 children in families seeking protection in Australia. Many people seeking asylum have lost their jobs as a... Read More