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 result of the election will influence the future trajectory for...
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 Iran, Iraq, Somalia, Sudan, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Burma and more....
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, pipes and sticks. A fence was pushed down from outside,...
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 everything to stigmatise them in the eyes of the public....
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 Moresby airport.
The asylum seekers have been under guard at their...
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 take up their offer. Minister Dutton has also appeared in...
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 ASIO security assessments. Some have been detained for over three...
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 inadequate and uncertain.
The election of racist Donald Trump as President...
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 seekers, including 91 children (37 of whom are babies born...