Refugee Action Collective Queensland RAC

Refugee Action Collective Queensland RAC A group of concerned people from all walks of life. We advocate for refugee rights and support reform of Australia’s immigration policies Who are we?

The Refugee Action Collective Queensland is a broad group of concerned people from all walks of life dedicated to fighting for the rights of refugees and asylum seekers, and for the reform of Australia’s immigration policies. We are mostly based in Brisbane and Ipswich. Volunteers welcome


RAC Philosophy

RAC believes in the equal dignity, worth and rights of all people. We believe those whose li

ves and liberty are threatened by persecution, violence and poverty have the right to seek asylum. We believe Australia is obligated to the international laws and conventions regarding the rights of refugees and asylum seekers. We therefore oppose arbitrary detention and all forms of punitive and deterrent policies towards people seeking safety in Australia. As Australians we believe in a tolerant and humane society that embraces a diversity of cultures. We oppose the xenophobic dehumanising of asylum seekers for political gain. RAC acknowledges and values the diversity of its members and respects their personal philosophies, political opinions and spiritualities. We therefore encourage and support a diversity of tactics to achieve our common goals. RAC Objectives

RAC works for the achievement of a humane refugee and asylum seeker policy in Australia that ensures:

1. Community-based housing in place of mandatory detention.

2. Permanent Residency for all refugees instead of temporary visas.

3. Full welfare and legal rights for refugees, including access to education, employment and health services.

4. An end to Government Deportations, Forced Repatriation and Refoulment.

5. Abolition of all policies of deterrence, in accordance with international law, including border protection legislation, Regional Agreements, the Pacific Solution and coastguards.

6. The promotion of a humane and compassionate society that embraces a diversity of cultures.

30/04/2026

2026 04 30 Mark Gillespie

Mark Gillespie from the Refugee Action Collective speaking at a protest against Labor’s visa entry ban bill, which has b...
30/04/2026

Mark Gillespie from the Refugee Action Collective speaking at a protest against Labor’s visa entry ban bill, which has been used to strip away visas of Iranians planning to travel to Australia.

2026 04 30 Mark Gillespie

30/04/2026

2026 04 30 Seal Chong Wah

Seal Chong Wah, Greens councillor for Paddington speaking at a protest against Labor’s visa entry ban bill, which has be...
30/04/2026

Seal Chong Wah, Greens councillor for Paddington speaking at a protest against Labor’s visa entry ban bill, which has been used to strip away visas of Iranians planning to travel to Australia.

2026 04 30 Seal Chong Wah

30/04/2026

Open borders to Iranians
End Labor's shameful Iranian entry ban
End deporations to Nauru
Protest today (30th April) outside Department of Home Affairs Brisbane(Magan-djin)

28/04/2026

Refugee Action Coalition

Media Release (28.04.2026)

REFUGEE ADVOCATES SAY NO TO ANGUS TAYLOR’S RACISM AND NO TO LABOR’S IRANIAN VISA BAN

Refugee advocates have condemned Liberal leader, Angus Taylor’s comments over the weekend that called for excluding visa applicants from ‘bad countries’.

"There is real risk with people coming from those countries", Taylor said, while suggesting that Iran and Gaza are among such bad countries.

While Home Affairs Minister, Tony Burke, was critical of Taylor’s comments, they are explicit support for Labor's six-month ban on entry to Australia by Iran temporary tourist visa holders, announced in March.

“Labor’s ban and Taylor’s racism must be opposed,” said Ian Rintoul, spokesperson for the Refugee Action Coalition, “While Tony Burke was grandstanding over Labor granting asylum to Iran women footballers, they have slammed the door on other Iranians who might need protection. It is Labor’s refuge-bashing policies that are giving legitimacy to the Liberals and One Nation.”

Taylor has already announced enhanced Trump-like policies for law enforcement agencies to track down, arrest and deport non-citizens who have exhausted their legal appeals to stay in the country, but Labor’s deportation laws are already being used to deport non-citizens, inclusion refugees to indefinite exile in Australia’s offshore gulag, Nauru.

There are around 82 Iranians held in Australian detention centres. Hundreds of Iranian asylum seekers are also trapped in Indonesia, denied protection by Australia’s ban on accepting refugees from Indonesia. Iranians still being held in PNG and Iranians who were brought to Australia after being detained on Manus and Nauru in 2013 are still being denied permanent visas.

“Labor’s entry ban is a violation of Australia’s human rights obligation to Iranian asylum seekers. Labor must open Australia’s borders, and provide permanent protection” said Rintoul.

In Brisbane, the Refugee Action Collective is holding a protest, “No to Labor’s Visa Ban, Welcome Iranian Refugees”, 12.00 noon, Thursday 30 April, at Department of Home Affairs, 299 Adelaide Street, Brisbane

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