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“The announcement by Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, and Minister for Immigration, Peter Dutton that the Government will introduce proposed legislation banning those who have arrived to Australia by boat from 19 July 2013 onwards from ever being able to apply for a visa to Australia is deeply disappointing.”

“The announcement by Prime Minister, Malcolm Turnbull, at the Leaders’ Summit on Refugees in New York, that Australia will maintain its humanitarian refugee intake at 18,750 from mid2018 is to be welcomed.”

“The Australian Catholic Migrant and Refugee Office welcomes the decision of the Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea, Mr Peter O’Neill, and Australian Minister of Immigration, Mr Peter Dutton, to close the Manus Island Detention centre.”

“The Australian Catholic Migrant and Refugee Office is concerned over the allegations contained in ‘The Nauru Files’.”

The Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea’s decision ruling that the detention of asylum seekers on Manus Island is illegal is a welcome sign of hope for those currently in detention on Manus Island, says Fr Maurizio Pettenà, Director of the Australian Catholic Migrant and Refugee Office.

“The Australian Government’s response to people seeking asylum should focus on respecting their human dignity.”