As a medical humanitarian organisation that has been providing assistance to asylum seekers and refugees across the globe for the last 50 years, Médecins Sans Frontières/ Doctors Without Borders (MSF) has witnessed the suffering and challenges faced by people caught in humanitarian crises, affected by violence and persecution and excluded from healthcare.
Over the past 10 years, successive governments have reduced Australia’s aid budget, decreased its refugee intake, and have not provided a solution for hundreds of refugees and asylum seekers held in limbo.
We know that Australians value support for all people fleeing violence and seeking shelter, no matter where they come from. As wars and crises rage on in Myanmar, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Ethiopia, and Ukraine, we must remind our candidates that we will not accept inhumane policies towards refugees and asylum seekers.
