Life in Cambodia: the facts

As part of its deal to send refugees to Cambodia, the Australian government has produced a ‘factsheet’ promoting the ‘opportunities’ available to people who...

Villawood visiting and refugee activism

Visitors play an essential role for people in detention. Asylum seekers know only too well that the government and the Department of Immigration do...

Why we need to keep fighting for refugees after the election

For refugees and their supporters, the upcoming 2022 federal election can’t be ignored. Though refugees have not been central to the political campaign, the...

What really happened on Manus Island

This was a brutal attack, not a “riot” On 17 February, local G4S personnel brutally attacked asylum seekers on Manus Island, armed with guns, machetes,...

Why is the Australian government detaining men in a hotel in Kangaroo Point?

Refugee Action Collective (Qld) fact sheet There are about 110 men in the Kangaroo Point hotel. They come from a range of countries such as...

Proposed TPV legislation

Scott Morrison is hoping to get legislation to re-introduce Temporary Protection Visas (TPVs) through the Senate after a deal with Clive Palmer. But his...

US deal inadequate and uncertain

The Coalition government’s resettlement deal with the US is an admission that Manus and Nauru are a dead end. But the band-aid deal is...

ASIO negative refugees and detention for life

There are currently 51 people who have been found to be refugees yet face detention for the rest of their lives due to negative...

West Papuans taken to Port Moresby airport

The seven West Papuan asylum seekers secretly removed from Australia to Port Moresby in late September have been taken by police to the Port...

Let them stay union model motion

Pass this motion at a union or staff meeting, or religious or community group: Let Them Stay! This meeting of ______________________ notes: (i) that 267 asylum...