NEVER MIND THE SMOKES, THE GOVERNMENT NEEDS TO KICK THE DETENTION ADDICTION
“The minor furore that has erupted over cigarette smoking in detention is entirely misplaced,” said Ian Rintoul, from the Refugee Action Coalition.
“The far bigger...
Urgent action needed: Airline pilot refuses to take Egyptian asylum seeker being deported
Yesterday, Friday 5 July, the pilot of an Etihad airliner at Sydney thwarted government attempts to deport an Egyptian asylum seeker, when the pilot...
Not just TPVs: Morrison moves to boost Maritime Powers Act; Enshrine screening out, Restrict...
The government’s “Migration and Maritime Powers Legislation Amendment (Resolving the Asylum Legacy Caseload) Bill 2014” introduced Thursday 25 September goes much further than establishing...
JULIA GILLARD’S OPPORTUNITY ON REFUGEES: REJECT ABBOTT’S NAURU OFFER – AND DROP ALL...
The Refugee Action Coalition has called on the government to drop all aspects of off-shore processing.
“Taking Tony Abbott’s offer to amend the Migration Act...
Close Manus petition to be tabled in Senate
Caz Coleman, one of the most prominent advisers to the Coalition and successive Labour governments has described the Manus island and Nauru detention centres...
HUMANE POLICIES AND DECRIMINALISING PEOPLE SMUGGLING WOULD SAVE LIVES
The death of six asylum seekers in Indonesian waters highlights the desperation of refugees in the region, and Australia’s real responsibilities towards them, according...
TAMIL REFUGEE RECANTS UNDER DURESS – DEPORTEE IS NOT OUT OF DANGER
The Refugee Action Coalition has welcomed the release of Tamil asylum seeker Dayan Anthony from custody in Sri Lanka, but has rejected reports of...
LEGAL RIGHTS IGNORED AS FEDERAL POLICE INTERROGATE ASYLUM SEEKERS
Media Release, 23 March 2011
Refugee supporters and lawyers are extremely concerned that Federal Police are ignoring the legal rights of asylum seekers as they...
Nauru refugees start lip-stitching; hunger-strike resumes
Reports received this afternoon (Tuesday February 19) by the Refugee Action Coalition from inside the detention camp on Nauru indicate that fifteen refugees have...
HUNGER STRIKE SPREADS IN DARWIN DETENTION CENTRE
Up to 90 asylum seekers and refugees in the Darwin detention have joined a hunger strike in protest at the long delays in processing.
The...
