AUSTRALIA’S SHAME: DARWIN ASYLUM KIDS SHOULDN’T BE IN DETENTION

Refugee groups have condemned the detention of the 10 Chinese asylum seekers in Darwin. The ten, including a family group of two parents and...

Nauru hunger strike enters fourth day – another protest today

The hunger strike by asylum seekers on Nauru has entered its fourth day, with around 300, more than three-quarters of the asylum seekers, refusing...

Nauru police ignore savage assault as asylum seeker flown to Australia for urgent treatment

Riza, an Iranian asylum seeker on Nauru, has been flown to Australia for urgent medical treatment for a broken jaw and facial injuries after...

AFTER TWO YEARS, FIRST MERAK TAMIL REFUGEES TO COME TO AUSTRALIA

Tamil refugees from the boat stranded in Merak, Indonesia in 2009 after being stopped at the request of then Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, have...

Villawood Immigration staff attempt forcible transfer of 83 year–old Iraqi woman

Serco and Immigration staff at Villawood detention centre are desperately trying to force an 83 year-old Iraqi asylum seeker, Fatima, into a wheel chair...

Nauru protest rejects Cambodia as refugee destination

Over 200 refugees from across Nauru rallied at the main refugee family camp, Anibare Lodge, on Friday 17 April, to reject Cambodia as any...

REFUGEE GROUPS OPPOSE GILLARD’S OFFSHORE ‘SOLUTIONS’ IN MALAYSIA, AND PNG

DOWNLOAD OUR NEW FACT SHEET ON THE MALAYSIAN SOLUTION HERE  Julia Gillard’s announcement of a deal to send asylum seekers attempting to arrive in Australia...

HAZARA ASSOCIATION AND REFUGEE SUPPORTERS CALL ON AUSTRALIA TO ASSIST INDONESIA TO STEP UP...

Hazara and refugee groups in Australia are calling on the Indonesian and Australian governments to step up the search efforts for the asylum boat...

Broken processing promises fuel tensions on Manus Island

On 13 March, Immigration officers told asylum seekers on Manus Island that their refugee assessments would begin in ‘two or three weeks’. More than...

Biggest yet protests on Manus Island: Lawyers arrive but protests greet Julie Bishop

The daily protests that began on Manus Island on 25 January continue to grow. Reports from inside the detention say that yesterday, the day Foreign...