Advocates call to sack Dutton: Detention regime corrupt from top to bottom
In the light of the revelations of drug-running in Christmas Island, refugee advocates have called for the sacking of Peter Dutton, an end to...
Federal Court injunction granted to stop Immigration seizing mobile phones
An out-of-hours special Federal Court hearing today (Sunday, 19 Feb) has granted an injunction to prevent Serco and Border Force from seizing mobile phones...
Nauruan refugees’ protest defies police ban
Up to 300 refugees, women, men and children, from all refugee camps across Nauru have defied the Nauruan government and police attempts to ban...
Refugee advocates say no to the ‘lifetime ban’ bill, No conditions on New Zealand...
The Refugee Action Coalition is calling on all Labor, Green and Independent politicians to completely reject the Liberals’ lifetime ban bill that would ban...
Fiasco as PNG refugees returned to Granville
The first attempt at 'community placement' from Granville has failed.
The refugees moved out of Granville Motel this morning (Tuesday, 13 November) were returned...
Detention shifts to Port Moresby as last refugees transferred off Manus
Thirty-five refugees are being transferred from Manus to Port Moresby today, Thursday 5 September.
The transfer of the last 35 refugees and asylum seekers from...
Queensland police break up refugee picnic protest
Around 30 police have been mobilised outside the Kangaroo Point Hotel in Brisbane to try and prevent a peaceful protest of picnickers and exercisers...
Nauru: refugees to march on Australian High Commission
More than 100 refugees are expected to march from their family compound to the Australian High Commission office in Nauru, today (Monday 29 September)...
Crisis looms on Manus as water and power turned off
Tensions escalated on Manus Island on Monday, after the power and water for Foxtrot compound was turned off around 1pm.
Refugees were again told that...
Rudd’s “Manus Island solution” election ploy channels John Howard
Kevin Rudd’s announcement that Australia will send all asylum seekers to PNG to be processed and resettled is a disgraceful and desperate election ploy...
