Refugee advocates urge intervention to stop first forced removal to Afghanistan

Refugee advocates are calling on Scott Morrison to halt the imminent deportation of a Hazara asylum seeker from Villawood detention centre to Afghanistan, scheduled...

Not Malaysia, Not Nauru – Refugee group condemns Abbott’s refugee-bashing trip to Nauru

The Refugee Action Coalition has condemned Tony Abbott’s trip to Nauru as a cheap publicity stunt. “No doubt Abbott hopes the media will follow him...

MERAK TAMIL REFUGEES PROTEST IN MEDAN: AFTER THREE YEARS

TAMIL REFUGEES NEED URGENT ASSISTANCE FOR RE-SETTLEMENT Protest: Monday 21 May, 9.00. Tamil refugees from the Merak boat still waiting for re-settlement after three years will...

Court action first step to keep Farus and Rohingya family from being removed to...

Brisbane lawyers, from leading legal firm, Maurice Blackburn, have won a commitment from the Immigration Department that baby Farus and his family will not...

Refugee advocates condemn Abbott’s anti-refugee bill-board, and converge on Perth

Refugee advocates have condemned Tony Abbott’s anti-refugee bill-board unveiled in Perth this (Monday) afternoon. “Tony Abbott continues to peddle myths and misinformation about asylum seekers....

Nauru refugees bailed after 48 hours of abuse and appalling conditions: non-cooperation campaign will...

All of the 183 refugees arrested on Nauru have been released – the last of them only on Friday afternoon, 6 March, 48 hours...

Moving message as Manus reprisal raids continue

Wilson security guards have again carried out reprisal raids on asylum seekers in Mike and Oscar compounds this (Friday, 30 Jan) morning. Increasingly Manus resembles...

Tamil asylum boat heading for Christmas Island

A boat carrying Tamil asylum seekers may be the first boat to successfully arrive at Christmas Island this year. The 72 foot boat carrying 153...

Manus witch-hunt fails as hunger strike continues into the tenth day

Despite witch-hunts, blacklists, and the arrest of scores of asylum seekers, over 700 asylum seekers remain on hunger strike. Transfield and the Immigration Department have...

It’s not tribalism, fearmongering is government policy

The Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, is only trying to cover up the reality of government policy by suggesting that “tribalism” is dividing Australia. “Division” is...