We encourage you to contact your local Member and Senators, the Prime Minister and Opposition Leader.
You can search for your Member and Senators on the following page:
https://www.aph.gov.au/Senators_and_Members
Don’t rush, stay relaxed, clear and polite
Example
- Hello, my name is _____. I live in {suburb, electorate and state}
- I am calling today to ask {name} MP / Senator to end the humanitarian crisis on Manus Island and Nauru by evacuating the 2000 refugees and people seeking asylum to Australia for medical treatment and safety.
- Can I speak to the MP?
- Can I leave a message for [name] MP / Senator?
- Does [name] MP / Senator know that refugees and people seeking asylum on Manus need medical treatment?
- Does [name] MP / Senator know that Australian officials are exerting political influence to deny and delay doctor’s directions for people detained on Nauru who need urgent medical treatment.
- I ask {name} MP / Senator to acknowledge that thousands of Australians want
- Leadership on human rights
- Respect Australia’s multiculturalism and acknowledge that our country is built by refugees and migrants
- An end human rights abuses
- To bring everyone on Manus and Nauru here and keep families together in Australia
- To Bring Them Here now
- Use current information about what’s happening on Manus and Nauru.
- Thank you very much for your time. Please pass on my message urgently.
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