Settlement Council of Australia

Open Letter by Settlement Council of Australia for Afghan refugees     The Hon Scott Morrison MP Prime Minster of Australia CC: The Hon Alex Hawke MP Minister for Immigration Dear Prime Minister, As organisations working to settle refugees into Australia, we call on the Australian government to urgently increase itsRead More →

Taliban takeover - Grant PR to Afghans

With the situation continuously developing in Afghanistan, Refugee Action Coalition is asking the Australian government to grant PR (permanent residency) to all Afghans in Australia on temporary visas. The Refugee Action Coalition has rejected Prime Minister Morrison’s statement that Australia’s humanitarian refugee intake will be left at 13,750, even if increasedRead More →

Taliban take over of Afghanistan

Defying the US intelligence reports, the Taliban have swept into Afghanistan’s capital Kabul and wrested control from the government which collapsed after the embattled president left the country and its people to fend for themselves. Heavily armed Taliban fighters swamped the capital, and several entered Kabul’s abandoned presidential palace. AccordingRead More →