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ERC condemns coalition asylum policy
May 28, 2010
Researchers at the Edmund Rice Centre this evening condemned the asylum seeker policy announced today by the Coalition, rejecting it as a return to the worst strategies of the past, with potential dire consequences.
Read More ShareOne year after the war, Sri Lanka is not safe for deported asylum seekers
May 20, 2010
On the first anniversary of the end of Sri Lanka's civil war, Edmund Rice Centre director, Phil Glendenning, who recently returned from Sri Lanka, said tonight that the country is not safe for deported...
Read More ShareERC calls for withdrawal of "prime-time attack on asylum seekers"
May 11, 2010
The Edmund Rice Centre (ERC) has condemned the Federal Liberal Party’s television ad campaign broadcast in Western Australia and Queensland on Sunday night – calling for an immediate withdrawal of the campaign.
Read More ShareConcern at suspension of processing of asylum claims
April 10, 2010
The Edmund Rice Centre today made clear its grave concern at the Australian Government's announcement of suspensions in processing of some asylum seeker claims - three months for Sri Lankan claimants and six months...
Read More ShareThe Cry of Copenhagen: We are Tuvalu! We are Kiribati!
December 17, 2009
Edmund Rice Centre director, Phil Glendenning, today issued an urgent appeal from Copenhagen calling Australians to make known to the Government the need for urgent and drastic action on climate change. “We can't let...
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