The Australian Churches Refugee Taskforce has been established to promote a shared Christian vision of compassion and hospitality for asylum seekers and refugees. The churches and their agencies work together to advocate for just and humane policies.
Churches appeal to Government to show compassion in the face of violence on Manus Island over Easter
15 April 2017: A Media Release from the Australian Churches Refugee Taskforce.
The Australian Churches’ Refugee Taskforce has condemned the violence that erupted on Manus Island on the evening of Good Friday, and calls for the camp to be evacuated. Read the full statement here.
Media Release: ACRT affirms Liberal MP’s call to find durable solutions for refugees and close Nauru and Manus.
August 17th 2017: The Australian Churches’ Refugee Taskforce (ACRT) applauds backbench MP Russell Broadbent for speaking in parliament about the need to resolve the situation on Nauru and Manus.
Quoting the author and journalist David Marr, Mr Broadbent pointed to Marr’s comment that there could not be a better service to Christ than for Christians to fight for those Australia has imprisoned in Nauru and Manus.
The Australian Churches’ Refugee Taskforce has worked collaboratively with […]
Church, aid and human rights groups call on government to evacuate the refugee camps
It’s not just President Donald Trump complaining about an agreement between the Australian and American governments to move twelve hundred and fifty refugees from Nauru and Manus Island to the US. A coalition of 70 church, human rights and aid groups wants an end to the refugees’ uncertainty over whether they’ll ever get to America. Listen to the full story from RN.
Campaigns
Parliamentary Code of Race Ethics
20 years after the first emergence of Pauline Hanson, the 45th Parliament has again become dominated by divisive race […]
Parliamentary Submission: Inquiry in the Migration Legislation Amendment (Regional Processing Cohort) Bill 2016
Download the Australian Churches Refugee Taskforce response and the Uniting Justice response.
ABC NewsRadio: The Business of Offshore Detention
Last week, the Papua New Guinea Government made the decision to close the Manus Island detention centre, after […]
Latest Resources
National Day of Prayer for the mothers of people in Australia’s offshore detention centres
Church Bulletin Notice
Please consider including this text in your Church bulletin this week.
As […]
Movement of the Heart
Movement of the Hear is a Novena of Prayer running from 12 June, the Feast of […]
ACRT Schools and Churches Poster
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The Australian Churches Refugee Taskforce […]
Taskforce Report
Taskforce’s Pre-Budget Policy Submission
The Australian Churches Refugee Taskforce’s Pre-Budget Policy Submission advocates for an urgent and comprehensive review of all spending related to asylum seekers and an end to the needless waste of offshore detention and work rights for asylum seekers.
News
Media Release: Catholic Orders from across Australia call for Amnesty for the people in detention camps saying #BringThemHere!
AUGUST 18 2016: Sisters from Catholic religious orders across Australia will today sign a statement calling on the Prime Minister [...]
Press Release: Nauru child abuse – “the government knew and did nothing”
AUGUST 10 2016: The Australian Churches’ Refugee Taskforce says the Nauru files released today corroborate previous allegations submitted to the government [...]
Press Release: Self-immolation tragedies on Nauru direct result of cruel refugee policy
MAY 5 2016: A 21-year-old Somali refugee has set herself alight on Nauru in what is the second attempted self-immolation [...]
Opinion
Recommendations to Protect Refugees in the Middle East by Philip Ruddock and Chris Hayes
The Taskforce supports the recommendations made by the Hon. Philip Ruddock and MP Chris Hayes on Australia's role in protecting [...]
40 years on, Vietnamese refugees are still coming
The Vietnamese diaspora are celebrating the 40th year of migration to Australia, but the way we treat Vietnamese refugees has [...]
Christian Analysis of AHRC Report into Children in Detention
The Forgotten Children in Detention: It is the simplest of instructions to followers of Christ: “learn to do good; seek justice, [...]
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