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A Just Australia is a national campaign organisation.? We aim to achieve just and compassionate treatment of asylum seekers and refugees, consistent with the human rights standards that Australia has developed and endorsed.? We believe that Australia's?policies toward refugees and asylum seekers should at all times reflect respect, decency and traditional Australian generosity to those in need, while advancing Australia?s international standing and national interests.?
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Australians haven't forgotten asylum seekers this Christmas: a Christmas message goes out to Kevin Rudd On December 24, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd will receive a Christmas message calling for fair and humane asylum seeker policies from almost fifteen hundred members of the Australian public.? The open letter has also been endorsed by twenty-four organisations including A Just Australia, Amnesty International Australia, the Refugee Council of Australia, Labor for Refugees and Act for Peace (National Council of Churches of Australia). The letter calls for asylum seeker policies that reflect internationally-agreed human rights standards, as well as the value that Australians place on treating people with fairness, integrity, humanity, decency and compassion. It?s a poignant time to be thinking of humanity for asylum seekers, including those detained on Christmas Island.? It's also an?important time to send a message to Mr Rudd, given the tenor of public and political debate on asylum seekers in recent months. Click here to read?the open?letter to Kevin Rudd.
Myths and facts about asylum seekers - 2009 updateThe recent arrivals of asylum seekers have meant that asylum seekers have re-entered the media spotlight.? Here are some common myths and facts about asylum seekers.? If anyone says that asylum seekers are 'queue-jumpers', 'terrorists' or 'illegals', or that fair and humane asylum seeker policies will 'open the flood gates', you'll be able to tell them the real facts.
How to show your support for asylum policies that reflect Australia's decency and integrity Tell our politicans that?you want fair policies for asylum seekers that reflect Australia's?values of decency and integrity.? Tell them that the Australian public understands the issues at stake in the asylum seeker debate ? and that we won?t be frightened or lulled by scaremongering or tough rhetoric.? Warn them that we won?t allow ourselves to be shamed on the international stage as we were in the Tampa years.? Ask them to?adopt a bipartisan approach that respects our international human rights obligations.? Urge?them to support the recommended policy reforms made by bipartisan Senate committees and expert organisations like the Australian Human Rights Commission. For more information about what you can do - whether that's writing to politicians, raising community awareness or other actions - click here. Help our work to continue - 2010 membership and donations The debate has clearly shown that AJA's work can?t stop yet and to continue we need your support to move us closer to a ?just Australia? for refugees. Please consider a regular monthly donation, and/or becoming a member. See this?report?for the policy changes we will be targeting in 2009. Click here for details on how you can support our work.
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