One year ago today 🥰 #hometoBilo

Massive news today as refugees (on SHEVs & TPVs) to get same rights as other permanent residents

Thinking of vashini Jayakumar & many others who’ve been kept in limbo far too long. It’s an international embarrassment. theguardian.com/australia-news…

Celebrating permanency for 19,000 people by no means suggests we have forgotten the rest of our community.

Every single person that finds safety in Australia, RACS celebrates. Today just happens to be an EXTRA big day.

Our fight for everyone else who needs safety continues.

We never stopped hoping… Thank you to the minister Andrew Giles MP who’s shown us compassion, Thank you for all the beautiful people and organisations who’s stood with us for this decade,I would like to thank Kon Karapanagiotidis Jana Favero 🇮🇹⚽️ ASRC , who’s never stop fighting for us.

Happy days 🥰

After 10 years, I want to stop being named as a refugee this year,” Vashini says.

“They say this is a season for goodwill and the government should do something for the 31,000 people [on temporary visas and bridging visas]” theguardian.com/australia-news…

Vashini’s sister, Janani, is disabled and uses a wheelchair.

She cannot access NDIS funding, due to her visa status. This means her family cannot afford modifications to make their Brisbane home accessible and they have to shower Janani outside. theguardian.com/australia-news…

Vashini was in Biloela when Priya and Nades returned this June. She’s always been there - out-of -frame, supporting her friends.

All the while, she’s been fighting her own visa battle. theguardian.com/australia-news…

Read this brilliant article by Eden Gillespie - Priya is now speaking up for her friend Vashini vashini Jayakumar and thousands of others…