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...

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...

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,...

Refugees in the community – the facts

Background In early 2021, over 100 of the refugees and asylum seekers who had been held for almost two years in hotel prisons in Brisbane...

Donations

You can donate to RAC by: Sending a cheque Make out to “Refugee Action Coalition” and post to PO Box 375 Strawberry Hills NSW 2012 or ...

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...

Refugees: the facts

Who counts as a refugee? The 1951 UN Refugee Convention, which Australia has signed, defines a refugee as someone who has a wellfounded fear of...

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...

Busting the myths on refugees

There is no queue There is no queue, only a ticket in a lottery, in the official refugee resettlement process. In most countries that refugees...