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The best in Catholic news from across the Archdiocese of Perth
MercyCare’s New Norcia partnership provides opportunities for refugees
A partnership between MercyCare and the New Norcia Benedictine Community has provided promising employment opportunities for refugees and asylum seekers.
NZ deal welcomed, but other asylum-seekers need a solution
Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews this week announced that 150 asylum-seekers in Australia will be able to relocate to New Zealand each year for the next three years.
Women refugee and asylum seekers gain job opportunity, new skills and go green
MercyCare clients who have come to Australia as refugees or asylum seekers from countries like Iraq, Syria, Ethiopia, Burma/Myanmar, Iran and Afghanistan have gained a new job opportunity – thanks to local social enterprise group LOOP, which partners with large companies like Water Corp and Clough to repurpose used corporate uniforms by engaging people from disadvantaged backgrounds and providing them with the opportunity to gain employment and skills training.
Draw Near Project aids Council for Asylum Seekers, Refugees and Detainees
By Vivian D’Almeida
Close to the
end of June, Our Lady of Lourdes (Nollamara) Primary School and Parish were
invited by the West Australian Catholic Migrant & Refugee Office (WACMRO)
to join and participate in the Draw Near Project.
Deacon Greg Lowe ran a Draw Near Faith Retreat for staff and parish representatives. Photo: Supplied.WACMRO’s Draw Near Project was successful, and the ...
‘For a just future’ creates global appreciation for refugees, asylum seekers
More than 40 Australian agencies united on Palm Sunday, 5 April to host a two-hour online event championing justice and dignity for refugees and people seeking asylum. The theme for this year’s event was “For a Just Future”.
