In the heart of South Brisbane, the Youth Advocacy Centre (YAC) stands as one of the outstanding, locally based organisations supporting those in need in our broader community. The YAC is a not-for-profit Community Legal Centre that has a mission to increase young people’s access to justice, both legal and social. Katherine Hayes, YAC’s…
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Release of refugees welcomed, but lack of ongoing Federal Government support “verges on cruelty”.
On Monday 1 March, the Federal Government released 22 people from Kangaroo Point Hotel and three people from Brisbane Immigration Transit Accommodation (BITA) into the community. A total of 115 refugees have been released from Melbourne and Brisbane detention centres since 20 January. The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) said in a statement that while…