CRUEL RETURN TO DISCREDITED HOWARD POLICIES IF HOUSTON POLICIES IMPLEMENTED
The Refugee Action Coalition has strongly condemned the Houston panel’s recommendations for offshore processing as made public at their press conference this afternoon.
“Mr Houston...
Refugee group demands an inquiry into boat tragedy
The Refugee Action Coalition has called for a full inquiry into the asylum boat tragedy that cost the lives of a woman and a...
GILLARD MISSES OPPORTUNITY TO PUT PRINCIPLE AT FRONT OF REFUGEE POLICY
Refugee groups today condemned the Gillard’s government’s announcement that it intends to change the laws to get around the High Court decision that the...
GOVERNMENT BEGRUDGINGLY GIVES UP THIRD COUNTRY PROCESSING VOTE BUT DETENTION ACTION NEEDED NOW
“The Refugee Action Coalition welcomes the fact the government has finally faced facts with its announcement that the government will process asylum seekers in...
MERAK ANNIVERSARY – THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT MUST ACT TO RE-SETTLE TAMIL REFUGEES
THREE RETURNED TAMIL REFUGEES DISAPPEAR IN SRI LANKA
Media release October 8, 2010
A year ago, then prime Minister Kevin Rudd called Indonesian president Yudhoyono requesting...
AUSTRALIAN ROHINGYAN REFUGEE FEAR FOR FAMILIES MISSING IN BURMA VIOLENCE
The anti-Rohingyan violence in Arakan province is directly affecting Rohingyan refugees in Australia.
The family of a Rohingyan refugee, Habibrahman, presently in detention in Darwin...
MERAK AFGHAN ASYLUM SEEKERS CALL FOR AUSTRALIA TO PROVIDE URGENT HELP
One hundred and twenty Afghan asylum seekers stranded on a Singaporean ship in Merak have appealed to the UNHCR, and the Australian government for...
REFUGEE SUPPORTERS TO PICKET CHRIS BOWEN’S OFFICE OVER TPV DRACONIAN LAW PROPOSAL
The Refugee Action Coalition has called a protest outside Immigration Minister Chris Bowen’s Fairfield electorate office (115 The Crescent, Fairfield), Friday 12.30-2.00pm.
Friday morning, Eastern...
Human Rights Commission inquiry damns Nauru not fit for children; not fit for anyone
The Human Rights Commission inquiry has revealed shocking details of the detention conditions on Nauru.
“The lack of water, the lack of basic clothing and...
DARWIN DETENTION PROTEST WARNING AS TENSION GROWS
Despite last minute pleas from immigration and Serco offcials, Darwin asylum seekers are determined to push ahead with a protest inside the detention centre...
