The Federal Budget announcement of 16,500 additional humanitarian visas for people from Afghanistan, over four years, is a necessary and welcome step. Read More
A delegation of faith leaders, members of the Afghanistan-Australian Advocacy Network, and veterans, are in Canberra to call on the government to offer more Afghan refugees safety, warning 15,000 over four years is not a proportionate response to the humanitarian crisis, nor in line with Australian community expectations. Read More
The Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) has welcomed the Albanase government’s announcement that, from 14 February 2023, existing genuine refugees in Australia currently on Temporary Protection Visas (TPVs) and Safe Haven Enterprise Visas (SHEVs) will be provided a pathway to permanency. Read More
We have a new parliament and each of us have a Representative to parliament that has either been newly elected or re-elected. This gives us a great opportunity to reach out and open the door for us to have meaningful dialogue with them over this term of parliament. To help you do […] Read More
The Australian Christian Lobby (ACL) welcomes the Prime Minister’s commitment to fast-track visa applications from Ukrainian refugees fleeing war, along with his intention to accept a special intake of refugees on top of our existing annual humanitarian allocation. Read More
Hope is vanishing, particularly for Afghan women, who have good reason to fear the future as they will bear the brunt of this takeover. Please pray for Afghanistan. Read More
While many Australians struggle with on again, off again, COVID restrictions, two families in Darwin have been in total lockdown for over 18 months. Since early 2020, two refugee families, 4 men and 3 women, have been in detention in small, very basic rooms, behind a high fence outside the Darwin airport, unable to make… Read More
I spent my late teens and early 20s – more than six years – in discipleship ministry to young people. They were mostly refugees from Africa, racial minorities, and Aboriginals and Torres Strait Islanders. I poured everything I had into these kids. I was privileged to know them better than most… Read More
