It’s time to welcome back refugees – new poll finds strong support for community sponsorship

As new Immigration Minister, Alex Hawke, prepares to announce important reforms to Australia’s Community Sponsorship of Refugees, a poll commissioned by Amnesty International Australia has found the majority of Australians (55%) support communities being able to directly sponsor refugees into their neighbourhoods. Amnesty Campaigner, Shankar Kasynathan, who came to Australia as a community sponsored refugee, …