Refugee Action Collective spokesperson Chris Breen, who chaired the rally, said the asylum seekers should not be moved but freed and given a permanent home.
Ged Kearney, Labor MP for the seat of Cooper, said that the detention of these refugees, who were brought to Australia under the now-repealed medevac law is “unlawful”.
Gaetano Greco, deputy mayor of Darebin, said that the council is willing to organise local residents to take refugees into their homes if they are released.
Samantha Ratnam, leader of the Victorian Greens, described the situation as a “national shame” and called on the Victorian government to advocate for the refugees in the national cabinet.
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