Migration justice
Our vision: An Australia where all people who cross national borders have a right to dignity, safety and a pathway to making Australia a permanent home.
Our focus
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Families belong together. Yet the Australian Government is deliberately separating thousands of refugees and people seeking asylum in Australia from their families overseas. Working closely in consultation with people directly impacted, we are addressing this injustice using a combination of strategic legal action, public campaigning, advocacy, and policy reform work.
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Australia’s inhumane offshore detention regime has destroyed thousands of lives and caused unthinkable suffering. Hundreds of people remain in limbo without any pathway to permanent safety. We continue to fight to end this harmful policy and we will not stop until every single person can rebuild their lives in freedom and safety.
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Until recently, the Australian Government had the power to hold people in detention for the rest of their lives, simply because they did not have a visa. Through strategic court action and uncompromising public advocacy, we are fighting to dismantle this cruel system and ensure people subjected to indefinite detention can rebuild their lives in the community
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Over one million of Australia’s workers are temporary migrants. Workplace exploitation of temporary migrants is endemic, but most suffer in silence. We work to ensure that everyone who arrives in Australia enjoys the same essential rights, including dignity and fair treatment at work.
How we work
We use a strategic combination of legal action, policy solutions and advocacy to address the harm being caused by the Australian Government’s migration and refugee policies and to change those policies. We work in close partnership with the communities we represent and with other organisations working in the refugee and migrant rights and services sector.
What we’re working on
Key projects
Our Migration Justice team is working on these key projects
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