‘When this government is cruel, the community will be kind,’ Anglican dean of Brisbane says in response to visa changesChurches across Australia will offer sanctuary to any refugees and asylum seekers left homeless and destitute by changes to the government’s visa regime. Last year, a network of Australian churches publicly offered sanctuary to asylum seekers and refugees facing return to Nauru and Manus Island. Australia now attempts not to allow refugees and asylum seekers to be transferred to Australia for required advanced medical care. They have been recommended for overseas transfer for medical treatment unavailable on Nauru, but have been refused or not even considered. At least 60 men have been transferred from the Manus Island facility to the PNG capital, Port Moresby, ostensibly for medical treatment.

Source: The Guardian August 29, 2017 18:00 UTC