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Towards a new Australian Refugee Policy: Immigration Museum
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UNAA Victoria and the Immigration Museum invite you to this important panel discussion following the Global Compact on Refugees.MEDEVAC BILL AND ANNOUNCEMENT OF MEDEVAC GROUP
The law for transferring people for medical reasons from Nauru and Manus Island, informally known as the Medevac Bill, has received royal assent. Information is on a new website here: merg.org.au/. Please feel free to share. A simpler info sheet for those who are on Nauru and Manus Island is also close to being finalised, and will be translated and circulated as soon as possible.
There is also a public announcement of the formation of the Medical Evacuations Response Group, which is a coalition of members, including some who are not publicly listed on the RCOA website. RCOA would like to formally thank everyone involved in the Group, named and unnamed, for their generous and collaborative spirit.
Medical Evacuation Response Group – About the Medical Evacuation Response Group
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Medical Evacuation Response Group What is the Medical Evacuation Response Group? The Medical Evacuation Response Group (Medevac Group) is a partnership of specialist refugee support organisations who are working together to ensure the safe, orderly and effective implementation of applications und...The Taskforce Newsletter
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