JOY

Happy New Year to you all?

1. In Senate Legal and Constitutional Affairs Legislation Committee - Dep Home Affairs just admitted base cost of transferring people with nowhere else to go to Nauru as a penal colony of $2.1 billion!! #auspol #nauru #refugees #humanrights #stateless

UPDATE: NSW Police have now declared it a critical incident after communication from Hannah Thomas’ lawyer.

The Australian people gave the Greens a strong Senate vote and a mandate to hold Labor to account and to push them on issues like climate, environment, housing, and social and economic justice. We will be doing exactly that.

Huge rollout at the anti-salmon farm rally in Nipaluna/Hobart today. Next week in parliament Labor could be working with the Greens to strengthen environment laws, but the PM has chosen to work with Peter Dutton to gut environmental protections. It is an absolute disgrace.

Massive congratulations to former Tasmanian and Australian Greens Leader Christine Milne on her inclusion on the Tasmanian Honour Roll of Women. Christine is a groundbreaking thinker and political figure who was always ahead of her time, a trait that remains true today.

We welcome the landmark decision by the UN HRC that Australia is responsible for people who sought safety on our shores. This confirms what we've known for a long time – that we cannot shirk our responsibility by banishing people to Nauru and PNG. asrc.org.au/2025/01/14/un-…

Important case. “The outsourcing of operations does not absolve states of accountability. Offshore detention facilities are not human rights-free zones.”

It's not only Nauru. The Australian Government have been violating human rights treaty with refugees in all of onshore and offshore detention centres for over two decades. abc.net.au/news/2025-01-1…

Rally on Sunday 12 January at 12pm at the State Library Refugees and their fight for freedom will be front and centre at the weekly Palestine rally on Sunday. Supported by Refugee WAVE and the Tamil Refugee Council. RAC encourages refugee supporters to attend.

Hi Australia! Hope you are doing well. Can you do me a huge favour please? That would be great if you could call or email the local members of your area and ask why the Government are going to deport refugees? Add some hot chilli 🌶 in the conversation.

Hi Australia! Could you please do me a favour? May I ask you to talk with a refugee & ask them how they are these days? It would be great if someone or a family have a refugee friend especially now that all the members of Labor Gov have agreed with Coalition to deport refugees.

The deportation laws passed by the govt on Thursday are cruel & shocking. Thousands of people with children born in this country will spend the Christmas break in fear of what could happen next. Our struggles are connected. Be ready for anti-deport actions! They will be needed!

Hello Australia! All the members of Labor Government & Coalition are competitively racing to deport refugees. Now the new loopholes have given them endless power to proceed this cruelty. One step at the time!

I would like to ask every Australian who cares about humanity: please help stop this bill. theguardian.com/australia-news…

Refugees and asylum seekers have basic rights. That the world agreed to grant them. Including Australia. They should never be an easy political target, bashed around at every election. Let us respect and uphold our international obligations.

The only royalty worth honouring @SenatorThorpe Sovereign, defiant and fearless. Solidarity always with First Nations' here and a commitment to put in the work needed collectively to 'bring down the colony'.

Tearing up the colony, from one Sovereign woman to another ✌🏾✊🏾

This is the portrait of my dear friend and dentist Duncan Copp. Painted with a toothbrush Oil on linen 91.5 x 76 cm Image : Don't brush your teeth anymore with the same toothbrushes you paint!