by Rise | Nov 23, 2016 | Current Affairs
Dear RISE members and supporters, As you know, last week RISE started the #BlockTheBill campaign after members of parliament in Australia?s lower house passed the bill for a lifetime ban of refugees coming by boat.The lifetime ban of refugees bill has NOT yet been... 
by Rise | Nov 23, 2016 | Current Affairs
What is the ?lifetime ban? on refugees? The Coalition is proposing a bill amendment that would prevent asylum seekers arriving by boat after 19 July 2013 from ever entering Australia. On 19 July 2013, then Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced that from this day... by Rise | Nov 18, 2016 | Current Affairs
Four days ago, we reported that a RISE member was assaulted by 4 white men. It has happened again on Wednesday night. The same group of 4 white men, armed with the same weapons, verbally abused him and chased him into a restaurant. Our member (an asylum seeker) was... by Rise | Nov 18, 2016 | Other
Thank you so much for supporting this campaign. It has received overwhelming responses and support from the public at the local and international level. The bill still has to be approved on the 22nd of November by the majority of Senators in the upper house in... by Rise | Nov 16, 2016 | Current Affairs
#BlockTheBill Campaign Video Message by RISE: Refugee Survivors and Ex-detainees Video Transcript : To The People of Australia, As you know last week, RISE started the #BlockTheBill campaign after members of parliament in Australia?s lower house passed the bill for a... 
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