Nauru pregnancy is no racket, Mr Dutton: pregnant Nauru asylum seekers need help
Peter Dutton has again exposed the hypocrisy of the Turnbull government’s commitment to respect for women, describing the plight of pregnant asylum seekers on...
DARWIN TURNS TOXIC AS SELF-HARM/ATTEMPTED SUICIDE TOLL KEEPS RISING
Two serious self harm/suicide attempts in one day have rocked the Darwin detention centre.
On Monday, 17 October, two Kurdish asylum seekers both in their...
TENSE STAND-OFF IN SCHERGER FOLLOWS SERCO ASSAULT ON ASYLUM SEEKER
There is a tense stand-off between Tamil asylum seekers and Serco guards at Scherger detention centre, following an assault on a Tamil refugee by...
REFUGEES STRIP-SEARCHED AS SERCO CRACKS DOWN ON ASIO NEGATIVE REFUGEES
Following a report on ASIO negative Tamil refugees, aired on the ABC’s current affairs programme, 730, on Monday night, Serco guards raided and searched...
Nauru hunger striker hospitalised after 36 days: urgent action needed
A urgent message from Nauru reports that Omid, the Iranian asylum seeker on his 36th day of hunger strike has been shifted from the...
CUT THE HYPOCRISY; IT’S THE MINISTER KEEPING PEOPLE IN CAMPS AND PUSHING FAMILY MEMBERS...
Refugee groups have rejected the Immigration Minister’s assertion that refugee boat arrivals take the places of refugees in camps as a convenient untruth.
“The Minister...
New babies returned from Darwin to Nauru
More than 20, comprising six families and three single men have been transported to Nauru after being seized and handcuffed around 4am Saturday 18...
Overdose death at Villawood detention centre
An African immigration detainee was found dead in his room at Villawood this morning.
A new era? Or has Rudd moved to the right on refugees?
Refugee advocacy groups have reacted with alarm at Foreign Minister Bob Carr’s comments regarding asylum seekers on the ABC’s Lateline program.
Carr’s declaration that the...
Amnesty International issues action alert for Nauruan refugee, Abyan
Amnesty International, London, has issued an urgent action alert, "Urging the Australian authorities to ensure Abyan’s health and safety by immediately transferring her to...
