Follower of Jesus | Refugee Advocate | Convenor, Rural Australians for Refugees Southern Highlands (RARSH)
Sydney Australia
Joined January 2014
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This is true too for children which is a key reason why I support the widening of eligibility to include children. In my view, the evidence strongly supports the notion that no one, whatever your age, should get infected without having the chance to first be vaccinated. 4/
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Wrote about this being a strong possibility and yup - the Nationals have had a massive dummy spit and broken up the Coalition. Marching both parties even closer to obscurity. Absolutely amazing.
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"We don't want his voice to our parliament" said voters
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ALT Australia vote No in Dutton Referendum
Lisa Byrnes 🌻 😷 🍉 retweeted
COVID continues to be a part of our lives. Learn more about our 6 protective steps to keep yourself and your loved ones safe:
go.vic.gov.au/4bEtwoi 1/2🧵
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‘Art should not be censored’: Khaled Sabsabi responds to cancellation of Venice Biennale project theguardian.com/artanddesign…
Lisa Byrnes 🌻 😷 🍉 retweeted
If Hezbollah wasn’t declared a terror group by Australia until 2021, why is this artist being banned for an artpiece he did about its leader in 2007?
- Khaled Sabsabi suddenly pulled from appearing at Venice Biennale 2026 by Creative Australia - ABC News abc.net.au/news/2025-02-14/k…
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The company that’s long run Australia’s immigration detention network has lost its contract, but not before building one of the world’s ‘most extreme and secretive’ detention regimes. satpa.pe/wodPDaW
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Australia violated rights of asylum seekers on Nauru, UN watchdog rules
United Nations human rights committee says decision should serve as warning to other nations considering outsourcing asylum processing theguardian.com/australia-ne…
Lisa Byrnes 🌻 😷 🍉 retweeted
“I didn’t come to Australia for a holiday. For 8 years I was tortured in detention, couldn’t go back to my homeland as they would kill me” Mostafa Azimitabar on how harsh new migration laws present dangerous setbacks to rights of refugees & asylum seekers.
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Lisa Byrnes 🌻 😷 🍉 retweeted
Migration amendment bill 2024: The Australian immigration system is a perpetual labyrinth of violence where many refugees feel stuck, as though they have been sucked in or swallowed whole.Sometimes, refugees may feel they have found an open door, but soon, they realize they have
Lisa Byrnes 🌻 😷 🍉 retweeted
We're in Canberra today standing against the Government's rushed package of brutal Bills. It's not too late for you to take urgent action: please call your Senators now and ask them to reject all three Bills.
Lisa Byrnes 🌻 😷 🍉 retweeted
We urge @AuSenate to reject 3 migration bills slated for a vote today. These expand deportation + other powers, putting at risk tens of thousands of people who committed no crime.
In a new @auspublawblog, @annactalbot on the court cases that got us here: auspublaw.org/blog/2024/11/a…
