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Middle East provides an impressive lesson in hospitality The generosity of Syria's neighbours to the outflow of more than two million refugees is a lesson in hospitality to Australia and the rest of the world. Read more here.

Expanded excision law a new low in refugee protection The international system of asylum would collapse if other countries followed the lead of Australia in passing legislation to expand its excision policy to the entire country. Read more here.

Right to work fundamental for asylum seeker families Bridging visas issued to asylum seeker families who arrive by boat must include the right to work to ensure vulnerable people are not left destitute. Read more here.

Detention of children no longer a last resort The Australian Government is walking further away from its commitment to use detention as a last resort for minors by confirming plans to send children to immigration detention facilities in Darwin and Western Australia. Read more here.

People displaced by climate change require new solutions The crisis responses necessary and available to refugees will not be an answer to future displacement caused by climate change, the Refugee Council of Australia said today. Read more here.

Government urged to release children from Manus Island detention RCOA has backed a call by Expert Panel on Asylum Seekers member Paris Aristotle for the Australian Government to ur gently review the policy of keeping children in immigration detention on Manus Island. Read our media release here.

Opposition's denial of appeal rights more punishment for asylum seekers The Australian Opposition's proposal to deny asylum seekers arriving by boat access to an independent review of their refugee claim is further discrimination based on their mode of arrival. Read more here.

2013-14 Intake Submission released RCOA's submission on the 2013-14 Refugee and Humanitarian Program is now available for download here. The submission focuses on international refugee needs, the recommendations of the Expert Panel on asylum seekers and community processing of asylum seekers.

Regional refugee protection in Asia-Pacific is unfinished business The Australian Government must step up efforts to improve the inadequate levels of protection faced by refugees and asylum seekers that drive the movement of dangerous boat journeys from Asia to Australia. Read more here.

 

 

Refugee Week poster

The 2013 Refugee Week poster features an image from news agency Reuters, of Afghan refugee children playing in the Kochi camp in the outskirts of Karachi, Pakistan.

The Refugee Week poster is a free resource. You can use the posters to promote Refugee Week and any events you are holding in your local area. Use the blank space at the bottom of the poster to write the details of your local Refugee Week event.

Download the poster

The Refugee Week poster can be downloaded in PDF format here.

How to order posters

Refugee Week posters can be ordered from the RCOA Sydney office by sending an e-mail to admin@refugeecouncil.org.au. Include your postal address and the number of posters you would like to order.

Poster pick-up points

Refugee Week posters can also be picked up from the following organisations in each state and territory. If you have a pick up point near you, we'd appreciate it if you could pick up your posters to help us reduce postage costs.

Australian Capital Territory | New South Wales | Northern Territory | Queensland | South Australia | Tasmania | Victoria | Western Australia

Australian Capital Territory

Canberra
Migrant and Refugee Settlement Services (MARSS)
Address: Level 2 North Building, 180 London Circuit, Canberra City, ACT
Phone: (02) 6248 8577

 

New South Wales

Armidale
Northern Settlement Services
Address: Hughes House, 141 Faulkner Street, Armidale NSW 2350
Phone: (02) 6771 3975

Auburn
Auburn Diversity Services
Address: 17 Macquarie Road, Auburn NSW 2144
Phone: (02) 9649 6955

Bankstown
Metro Migrant Resource Centre
Address: Second floor, 59-63 Evaline Street, Campsie NSW 2194
Phone: (02) 9789 3744

Blacktown
SydWest Multicultural Services Inc
Address: Level 2, 125 Main Street, Blacktown NSW 2148 
Phone: (02) 9621 6633

Campbelltown
Macarthur Diversity Services
Address: Level 3, 171-179 Queen Street, Campbelltown NSW 2560
Phone: 4627 1188

Coffs Harbour
Anglicare North Coast
Address: 59 Grafton Street, Coffs Harbour NSW 2450
Phone: (02) 6651 8764

Fairfield
Fairfield Migrant Resource Centre
Address: Cnr of Railway Parade & McBurney Road, Cabramatta NSW 2166
Phone: (02) 8707 0619

Lismore
St Vincent de Paul North Coast Settlement Service
Address: 84B Magellan Street, Lismore NSW 2480
Phone: (02) 6698 0505

Liverpool
Liverpool Migrant Resource Centre
Address: Ground Floor, 108 Moore Street, Liverpool NSW 2170
Phone: (02) 9601 3788

Newcastle
Northern Settlement Services
Address: 8 Chaucer Street, Hamilton NSW 2303
Phone: (02) 4969 3399

Parramatta
The Hills Holroyd Parramatta Migrant Resource Centre (HHPMRC)
Address: Level 4, 1 Horwood Place, Parramatta NSW 2150
Phone: (02) 9687 9901

Rockdale
St George Migrant Resource Centre
Address: 552 Princes Highway, Rockdale NSW 2216
Phone: (02) 9597 5455

Sydney City
Refugee Council of Australia - Sydney office
Address: Suite 4A, 410 Elizabeth Street, Surry Hills NSW 2010
Phone: (02) 9211 9333

Wagga Wagga
Wagga Wagga Multicultural Council
Address: 23 Baylis Street, Wagga Wagga NSW 2650
Phone: (02) 6921 6666

 

Northern Territory

Darwin
Melaleuca Refugee Centre
Address: 24, McLachlan Street, Darwin NT 0800
Phone: (08) 8985 3311

Multicultural Council of the Northern Territory
Address: Shop 15 Malak Centre, Malak Place, Malak NT 0812
Phone: (08) 8945 9122

Queensland

Brisbane
Multicultural Development Association
Address: 28 Dibley Street, Woolloongabba QLD 4102
Phone:  (07) 3337 5400

Cairns
Centacare Migrant Settlement
Address: Suite 21, 68 Abbott Street, Cairns QLD 4870
Phone: (07) 4041 7699

Townsville
Townsville Multicultural Support Group
Address: 63 Ross River Road, Mundingburra, Townsville, QLD 4812
Phone: (07) 4775 1588

South Australia

Adelaide
Migrant Resource Centre of South Australia
Address: 59 King William St, Adelaide SA 5000
Phone: (08) 8217 9510/9500

Survivors of Torture and Trauma Rehabilitation Service (STTARS)
Address: 81 Angas Street, Adelaide SA 5000
Phone: (08) 8206 8900

Tasmania

Hobart
Amnesty International
Address: First Floor, 130 Macquarie Street, Hobart, TAS
Phone: (03) 6221 1000

Migrant Resource Centre of Southern Tasmania
Address: 49 Molle Street, Hobart TAS 7000
Phone: (03) 6221 0912, (03) 6234 9411

Launceston
Migrant Resource Centre Launceston
Address: 95-99 Cameron Street, Launceston TAS 7250
Phone:(03) 6332 2215/2211

Victoria

Dandenong
AMES (Dandenong office)
Address: 280 Thomas Street, Dandenong VIC 3175
Phone: (03) 8791 2401

Footscray
New Hope Foundation - Footscray Refugee Resource Centre
Address: 21 Victoria Street, Footscray VIC 3011
Phone: (03) 9687 4500

Melbourne City
Refugee Council of Australia - Melbourne Office
Address: Level 5, 255 William Street, Melbourne VIC 3000
Phone: (03) 9600 3302
Head straight up the elevators to Level 5 and then follow the signs to pick up Refugee Week posters.

Oakleigh
AMES (Oakleigh office)
Address: 1A Palmerston Grove, Oakleigh VIC 3166
Phone: (03) 9563 4777

Preston
AMES (Preston office)
Address: Level 2, 293 High Street, Preston VIC 3072
Phone: (03) 9474 7100

Shepparton
Uniting Care Cutting Edge
Address: 136 Maude Street Shepparton VIC 3630
Phone: (03) 5831 6157

Werribee
New Hope Foundation - Werribee Refugee Resource Centre
Address: Suite 13-15, 2-14 Station Place, Werribee VIC 3030
Phone: (03) 9974 1700

Whittlesea
Whittlesea Community Connections
Address: Shop 111, Epping Plaza (cnr Cooper & High Streets) Epping VIC 3076
Phone: (03) 9401 6666

Western Australia

Mirrabooka
Metropolitan Migrant Resource Centre
Address: 1/14 Chesterfield Road, Mirrabooka WA 6061
Phone: (08) 9345 5755