Mobiles to stay in detention centres – for now
This morning, Friday, Justice Rares found that the Federal Court had jurisdiction to consider whether or not the government’s decree to ban mobile phones...
Villawood roof-top stand off continues
Three Fijian asylum seekers remain on the roof at the Villawood detention centre, this (Wednesday) morning, for the third day.
One of the three, Clare,...
Twenty-two Manus refugees fly to the US for resettlement
Twenty-two Manus refugees (including two Iranians) left Port Moresby this morning (26 February) to be resettled in the US. This brings the total number...
Delta compound under attack
Around 4.30pm , Manus time, Delta Compound, the Manus Island detention centre that has been deprived of water for 24 hours has been attacked...
Wednesday: protest against Scott Morrison: Minister for abuse and cover-up to address school fundraiser
Following an outpouring of opposition to former Immigration Minister being invited to speak at a Sydney Boys High School fundraising event, the Refugee Action...
No turnbacks: Let the Vietnamese asylum seekers land
The Refugee Action Coalition has called on the Coalition government to bring the Vietnamese asylum seekers off Dampier to shore and allow them to...
Nauru asylum seekers charged with riot: Australian refugee supporter calls for charges to be...
Yesterday, Thursday 15 November, 14 asylum seekers in the Nauruan detention centre were issued summonses for wilful damage, riotous damage to a building and...
Refugee group condemns New Zealand refugee deal: Gillard undermines refugee convention
The Refugee Action Coalition has condemned the deal with New Zealand to take 150 refugees processed in Australia, each year.
“This deal does nothing to...
Immigration separates asylum seeker mother and baby again. Close Nauru: it’s unfit for mothers
An Iranian woman brought from Nauru to Brisbane in April to give birth to a premature baby is only seeing her new born son...
Refugee advocates fear for Iranians facing deportation
In the early hours of Sunday morning, 19 January, at the Wickham Point Immigration Detention Centre near Darwin, Serco guards raided the rooms of...
