A message from Craig Foster AM on World Refugee Day

Saturday, June 20 2026

By the time you read this on World Refugee Day, we may or may not know the result of the Socceroos’ World Cup match against the USA. What we do know is that the team will have done Australia proud. The Socceroos are more than a football team. They reflect modern Australia. Players from every […]

Help us fight deportations to Nauru

Thursday, June 11 2026

Ahmed*, a Ugandan national, was resettled here as a refugee 16 years ago. In October last year, he was detained and told he would be deported to Nauru within weeks. Deported on a 30-year Nauruan visa that he did not ask for or want. Deported into permanent exile – torn apart from his Australian citizen […]

Help us continue the fight for justice and freedom

Monday, June 1 2026

In times of such uncertainty and upheaval, you can make a real difference to people’s lives. To this end, we are launching our End of Financial Year Appeal (EOFY) with a match challenge of $75,000 from many of our pro bono law firm partners. Right now – across the country – many thousands of people […]

Federal Court win for client facing removal to Nauru

Thursday, April 2 2026

On 13 March 2026, the Federal Court ruled in favour of our client, Ali*, in an important case about a letter the Minister for Immigration sent that incorrectly stated the deadline for applying for review. Ali was facing removal to Nauru. Click here for further information

Refugee Legal Annual Dinner 2025 – Keynote Speaker – Behrouz Boochani

Monday, October 27 2025

We are honoured to have Behrouz Boochani as our keynote speaker this year. Behrouz is a Kurdish Iranian writer, political scientist and internationally acclaimed advocate for displaced people. Behrouz is now based in Wellington, New Zealand. His commentary appears in The Guardian, The Atlantic and The Washington Post, and his honours range from the STARTTS Humanitarian Award […]

The fight for justice and freedom must continue

Thursday, May 29 2025

Dear friends of Refugee Legal, In these times of great uncertainty and upheaval, you can do something to make a real difference to people’s lives. As crises escalate globally—and reverberate deeply here—rights and lives are endangered by the day. Right now—across the nation—many thousands of people seeking refugee protection remain in protracted limbo, subject to […]

Refugee Legal Annual Dinner

Sunday, October 13 2024

Dear Colleague, I’d be delighted if you could join us for Refugee Legal’s Annual Dinner to be held on Wednesday 27 November 2024. We are honored to have Zaki Haidari as our Keynote Speaker this year. Zaki is a 2020 Australian Human Rights Commission Human Rights Hero and a Strategic Campaigner at Amnesty International Australia. […]

Sanvi and Aditi are now able to live in safety in Australia

Friday, June 28 2024

We are delighted to let you know that the initial match of $75,000 from our pro bono law firm partners and now the match donation of $50,000 from Peter McMullin and the Good Business Foundation – have both been reached. Your support and generosity ensures that we can continue to fearlessly defend the rights and […]

A message from David Manne on World Refugee Day

Thursday, June 20 2024

Today, on World Refugee Day, we honour the remarkable strength, courage and resilience of the now unprecedented 130.8 million people who have been forced to flee persecution and violence. On World Refugee Day we are reminded that these global challenges reverberate locally – with many crises and injustices facing those who’ve fled from their homelands […]

New match challenge – courtesy of Peter McMullin AM and the Good Business Foundation

Monday, June 17 2024

We’re delighted to announce our pro bono law firm partners match challenge of $75,000 has been reached – and we’re very pleased to announce a new match challenge of $50,000, courtesy of Peter McMullin AM and the Good Business Foundation. This means your tax-deductible donation will continue to be matched dollar for dollar until 30 […]