COVID-19 situation has left many Asylum Seekers and Refugees without any income or access to healthcare

With COVID 19, many asylum seekers on Bridging visas, like a lot of other people, have lost their jobs.  Bridging visa holders are asylum seekers residing in Australia and waiting for the Government to process their claim for asylum. They are not eligible for either Centrelink or Medicare. Some have been here since 2012, which shows the great inefficiency of this Government and the betrayal of the Labor Government in their lack of processing in a reasonable timeframe. A number … Continue reading COVID-19 situation has left many Asylum Seekers and Refugees without any income or access to healthcare