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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
