Edmund Rice Centre Report Confirms a Further 39 people Deported to Danger
The Edmund Rice Centre (ERC) today released Deported to Danger II , which continues examining the fate of people whose claims for protection in Australia were rejected.
Read morePacific Guest Worker Scheme AND Indigenous Employment - Not Either but Both!
“The Edmund Rice Centre welcomes the Australian Government’s announcement of its Pacific Guest Worker Scheme .” said ERC environment spokesperson, Jill Finnane.
Read moreEdmund Rice Centre Welcomes Apology - Now for 10 Year Old Recommendations to be Acted On
The Edmund Rice Centre today welcomed the apology to the Stolen Generations to be made in the Australian Parliament and urged the Rudd Government to also ensure that the recommendations of the 1997 Bringing Them Home Report are implemented.
Read moreGetting Up Close to Climate Change in Pacific Nations -- Preparation for UN Climate Summit in Bali
As part of the build up to the December UN summit on climate change, to be held in Bali, ten Australians from NSW and Queensland are currently journeying to the Pacific Island nation of Kiribati to learn up close about the implications of global warming for local residents.
Read moreERC strongly condemns Government ban on African refugees
The Edmund Rice Centre, with a long background in working with people from the Horn of Africa , including refugees from Sudan, strongly rejected the Immigration Minister’s decision to reduce the African intake in Australia’s humanitarian visa program.
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