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...
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...
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...
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,...
