The Platform for Change
This vision document is thematically arranged into five broad policy areas which make up the various areas the Australian government legislated and regulates issues related to refugees and people seeking asylum.
This is what we want to see in Australia, and this is what we will work together to achieve. This is how we collectively Choose Humane.
The Problem
There are still over 1300 refugees and people seeking asylum trapped on Nauru and Manus Island. Meanwhile, in our own neighbourhoods, refugees are stuck in the limbo of temporary protection, and thousands of people seeking asylum are facing homelessness and destitution after devastating service cuts.
We are coming into an election year. This is our best chance to change these inhumane policies. It is time to turn our voices into action.
It is time to act.
As a federal election looms we know that the next few months will be critical. We must show politicians across the spectrum that Australians believe in justice and fairness for refugees and people seeking asylum.
That is Why We Need You
Sometimes it can feel despairing to look around and see where we have come to on refugee policy in Australia.
We are not alone in our outrage at how refugees are treated by our country.
We need to tell all politicians, once and for all, that we do not want policies that are predicated on cruelty and punishment.
We want a country that welcomes people seeking asylum and treats them with compassion and humanity.
For real, long-lasting change to happen, we need a coordinated and targeted plan. You can help achieve that.
We have been working to develop a ground breaking “Platform for Change” policy—it is a vision for how refugee and asylum policy in Australia can look. It is based on justice and fairness. It welcomes diversity and believes in community.
Our Impact
We are working tirelessly with other partner organisations to ensure our political leaders know “Enough is enough”, it is time to get Kids Off Nauru.
We have mobilised over 15,000 people to pressure the government, we have taken trips to Canberra to meet with politicians, we have produced a joint report detailing the horrors on Nauru, we made a video with parents across Australia and campaigned tirelessly in the Wentworth by-election to make sure Kids Off Nauru became an election issue.
We are so close, but we need your help. These last 30 days before Universal Children’s Day are the most critical.
We need all the resources we can to send a message to him that he must act.
The Changes Affect People Like Amina*
Amina and her three young children arrived in Australia in 2013 after escaping violence and persecution. She is alone trying to take care of her young kids in a foreign country and has experienced uncertainty as a result of Australian Government decisions.
“How can I send my children to school when they have no food? They will look at the other children eating and cry.”
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