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RACS 27/9/24 RACS 27/9/24

RACS named 2024 Australian “Law Firm of the Year”

RACS 13/8/24 RACS 13/8/24

Judging Refugees: is there a "right" way to tell your story?

RACS 31/7/24 RACS 31/7/24

When sexuality means leaving your home country

RACS 25/7/24 RACS 25/7/24

The UK has dropped its offshore policy. Why can’t Australia?

RACS 19/6/24 RACS 19/6/24

The Refugee Olympic Team: bringing hope to displaced people across the world

RACS 7/6/24 RACS 7/6/24

Statement of Concern – Media and Political Commentary on Direction 99

We are deeply concerned by the ongoing attacks in media and political commentary on Ministerial Direction 99 and independent decision-making in character matters by the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. These attacks are misleading and discriminatory and threaten the rule of law.

RACS 23/5/24 RACS 23/5/24

From refugee to RACS volunteer: this is Mosavar’s story

RACS 6/5/24 RACS 6/5/24

Why work in refugee law? Hear from two RACS lawyers

RACS 17/4/24 RACS 17/4/24

Climate refugees: the future for people displaced by climate change

RACS 16/4/24 RACS 16/4/24

Deportation Bill update: RACS presents submission, showing that the proposed legislation should be rejected

RACS 8/3/24 RACS 8/3/24

Judith Neilson Foundation partners with RACS to help refugee and asylum seeker women

RACS 13/2/24 RACS 13/2/24

One year of a pathway to permanency

RACS 1/2/24 RACS 1/2/24

RACS lawyers appointed to the AAT

RACS 14/12/23 RACS 14/12/23

RACS 2023 in review

RACS 8/12/23 RACS 8/12/23

75th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

RACS 7/12/23 RACS 7/12/23

Introducing Jean Kearney

RACS 29/11/23 RACS 29/11/23

In Conversation with Behrouz Boochani

RACS hosted an important discussion with author and refugee advocate Behrouz Boochani, at Belvoir St Theatre in Sydney.

RACS 17/11/23 RACS 17/11/23

Parliament swaps harm of indefinite detention for another

RACS is deeply concerned about the legislation rushed through Federal Parliament yesterday, in response to last week’s High Court ruling in NZYQ that indefinite detention is unconstitutional.