Rudd Government Ends ‘Pacific Solution'

The Jesuit Refugee Service Australia congratulates the Rudd government on their decision to dismantle the Howard Government's offshore processing regime, known as the ‘Pacific Solution'. Seven Burmese Rohingya men currently being held on Nauru have been granted refugee status this week. The men will soon be resettled in Brisbane.

Cimate change: who pays the price?

While decades have been spent debating the causes of climate change, little attention has been paid to addressing its effects. And those effects are being felt now. Following the successful Jesuit Lenten Series held in Melbourne and Sydney, JRS Associate Director, Dr Maryanne Loughry, has spoken out about the impacts of climate change on the people of Kiribati.

JRS Responds to Budget Speech

14 May 2008

Jesuit Refugee Service has welcomed changes to the Australian Government's policy on refugees announced in last night's budget, but has called for further reform of the system.

JRS calls for fairer system of asylum

On the occasion of refugee week, Jesuit Refugee Service Australia calls upon the Federal Government to develop a fairer system of refugee assessment for those claiming asylum in Australia. This can be achieved by extending the legal definition of refugee to encompass the full range of international human rights obligations to which Australia is party.

JRS welcomes detention reform

The Minister for Immigration, Chris Evans, has announced a comprehensive set of reforms to Australia's system of accepting asylum seekers. Central to these reforms is the limitation of mandatory detention to the management of health, identity and security checks, people who have not complied with visa conditions and those who represent a risk to the community.