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Queensland

RAC QLD works to inform and mobilise people in Brisbane and beyond to challenge Australian government policy and legislation that violates the human rights of refugees and people seeking asylum

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Media Releases

Current and past RAC media releases

4 days ago

Two Medevac Hunger Strikers Hospitalised

Refugee Action Coalition MEDIA RELEASE 22 July, 2021 Two Medevac refugees in the Melbourne Immigration Transit Accommodation (MITA)...

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Jul 16

MEDEVAC Refugees Re-Start Hunger Strike Protest

Refugee Action Coalition Media Release 17 July 2021 A group of medevac refugees at MITA (Melbourne Immigration Transit Accommodation)...

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Jun 28

Three Medevac hunger strikers in hospital as protest begins eleventh day

Refugee Action Coalition MEDIA RELEASE 28/06/2021 Eleven Medevac refugees remain on hunger strike in MITA, with three others of the...

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Jun 24

Another Refugee Hospitalised After Ambulance Called to MITA

Refugee Action Coalition Media Update 24/06/2021 Another Medevac refugee has been taken to hospital this afternoon, after an ambulance...

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Jun 24

More Medevac Hunger Strikers Hospitalised

Refugee Action Coalition Media Release 24/06/2021 Thirteen Medevac refugees remain on hunger strike in MITA as the protest enters its...

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Jun 23

High Court Entrenches Indefinite Detention In Australian Law

The high court has ruled that Australia can keep people in indefinite, administrative detention. Refugee Action Coalition Media Release...

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Jun 21

Two Medevac Hunger Strikers Hospitalised

Refugee Action Coalition 21/06/2021 Two of the 14 Medevac hunger strikers at the Melbourne Immigration Transit Accommodation (MITA)...

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Jun 20

Fourteen Medevac Refugees Begin Hunger Strike Protest

Refugee Action Coalition 20/06/2021 Fourteen refugees brought from Manus and Nauru under the Medevac legislation in 2019 have begun a...

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May 14

REFUGEE RIGHTS PROTEST AT PINKENBA DETENTION CENTRE

Media Release 14/05/2021 FREE ALL THE MEDEVAC REFUGEES Refugee rights advocates will protest outside the Brisbane Immigration Transit...

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May 10

ESCAPE TUNNEL FOUND IN YONGAH HILL DETENTION CENTRE

Refugee Action Coalition MEDIA RELEASE 11/05/21 An elaborate escape tunnel has been uncovered in the Falcon compound of Yongah Hill...

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