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Tim Costello on why Australia needs refugees
Tim Costello addresses why the Wentworth electorate and the rest of Australia can reframe our approach to refugees, adopting best practice to offer a more humane approach for all who seek refuge here, including children.
Audio Recording (Also in iTunes. Search for Paddington Anglican on Apple Podcasts, Pocket Casts, etc.):
Rev Tim Costello is one of Australia’s most respected community leaders and a sought after voice on social justice issues, leadership and ethics. Currently the Chief Advocate of World Vision Australia (WVA) and the Executive Director of Micah Australia. Read some of Tim’s recent articles below the form on this page.
Dinner was provided by Parliament on King – a refugee catering business.
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Read more of Tim Costello’s work:
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Over 30 organisations have set a 3-month deadline for the Australian government to have 119 children and their families removed from Nauru.. The coalition want to make sure that these children are released by the 20th of November, Universal Children’s Day.
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The government’s cruelty has cut the refugees off from the countries of their birth but left them unable to reach the countries of their dreams
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All they have done is move the old problem to a new location, a few kilometres away.
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In a wretched makeshift refugee camp at Cox’s Bazar, near the border of Bangladesh and Myanmar, I am sitting on the ground, sweltering under a ‘shelter’ of black plastic talking with three small …
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Once upon a time there was a poor landlocked country and a rich island nation. When strangers seeking help came by foot to the poor country, they were welcomed in a rich spirit of generosity and …
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Paddington Anglican Church supported:
- the #KidsOffNauru Campaign
- Wentworth4Refugees. Wentworth4Refugees was a campaign to draw attention to the plight of refugees in light of the October 20th By-Election in Wentworth. At their website you can find out where the candidates stand on refugee issues.