Government Nauru selection discriminating against Sri Lankan asylum seekers; distress levels rising in detention...
The latest transfer of 31 Sri Lankan asylum seekers to Nauru confirms that the government is discriminating against those from Sri Lanka, according to...
Scott Morrison loose with the truth on Manus refugee processing
At an Operation Sovereign Borders media briefing on Friday, 29 November, Operation Sovereign Borders, Immigration Minister Scott Morrison, in the process of boosting arrangements...
Nauru dengue fever outbreak raises health concerns for asylum seekers
An outbreak of dengue fever has hit Nauru, raising concerns for the short-term and long-term heath and welfare of asylum seekers being held on...
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...
Seven month standoff ends as Merak asylum seekers forced off boat. Resettlement ball now...
Media Release, April 19, 2010
Indonesian police and navy personnel this afternoon Jakarta time have acted to force almost 200 Tamil asylum seekers off their...
Advocates call for detention centre visits to resume
Refugee supporters are calling for Border Force to end visiting restrictions at detention centres and hotel-prisons and immediately reinstate detention visiting.
Despite declaring detention centres...
Manus rejections more proof of failure of US resettlement deal
Yesterday, Tuesday 6 November, 32 people on Manus Island received answers to their applications for resettlement in the US.
Only nine of the 32...
SERCO SUICIDE-WATCH FIASCO AT DARWIN DETENTION CENTRE
A Kurdish man at Darwin detention centre, who was accepted as a refugee two months ago, supposedly under 24 hour suicide watch by Serco...
Urgent legal action to prevent pregnant woman being returned to Nauru
Last minute legal action is underway in an effort to prevent the government from removing a pregnant Iranian woman to Nauru. She has been...
REFUGEE SYSTEM IS FUNDAMENTALLY FLAWED: LABOR MUST END OFFSHORE PROCESSING, CLOSE CHRISTMAS ISLAND
Media Release November 11, 2010
Refugee groups have welcomed the unanimous High Court decision declaring the present offshore processing invalid.
“The court’s decision has confirmed...
