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 […]

Mina, Ali, Raza and Zanab – finally reunited with their parents

Thursday, June 13 2024

Day in and day out, we fearlessly defend the rights and lives of thousands of people who seek our help while advocating for major reform – and justice. Your donation will go to help people like 16-year-old Mina, her 14-year-old brother Ali, her 10-year-old brother Raza and her 9-year-old sister Zanab – all from Afghanistan. […]

Help us fight for real change

Thursday, June 6 2024

Right now, we’re at a critical juncture in our history where we must seize the opportunity for real change. But a big battle for justice still lies ahead. While we’ve seen some recent progress, it doesn’t come close to meeting our fundamental obligations and the values which underpin them: humanity, compassion, fairness and justice. The […]

Help us fight for justice and freedom

Tuesday, June 4 2024

Right now, we’re at a critical juncture in our history where we must seize the opportunity for real change. While we’ve seen some recent progress, it doesn’t come close to meeting our fundamental obligations and the values which underpin them: humanity, compassion, fairness and justice. The reality is, a very big battle for justice still […]

Our work gives hope

Wednesday, December 20 2023

Our work gives hope. And it brings hope. It changes lives. This includes for people like Maya* who came to Australia from Myanmar in 2020 to study engineering. The military coup of February 2021 meant she was unable to safely return to Myanmar. She was terrified of being deported to face persecution and danger. If […]

Rasa finally unites with his wife and daughter after 17 years

Saturday, December 16 2023

18 months ago, I wrote about Rasa’s* relief on hearing the Federal Government’s reform commitment, for people on temporary protection, like him, to convert to permanency. Finally, after more than a decade-long fight for justice. Donate to our End of Year Appeal so we can help people like Rasa In 2009, Rasa, a Sri Lankan […]

Help us work for justice

Wednesday, December 13 2023

Every day, we work fearlessly to defend the rights and lives of thousands of people who seek our help, while advocating for major reform – and justice. Please donate to our End of Year Appeal so we can help people like Ibrahim In 2009, Ibrahim*, a stateless man from the Middle East, fled in fear […]

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