Father’s day hijack of Nauru family
National Justice Project media release
The National Justice Project has condemned Immigration Minister Peter Dutton for organising a squad of Police to forcibly remove refugee...
VIETNAMESE ASYLUM SEEKERS HUNGER STRIKE IN DARWIN
It is believed at least a dozen Vietnamese asylum seekers in Darwin’s Northern Immigration Detention Centre (NIDC) are on hunger strike.
The hunger strike highlights...
Extreme vetting, extreme confusion: Turnbull must say no to Trump’s ban
The White House statement that the US resettlement deal with Australia is still “under consideration” has blown Malcolm Turnbull’s re-assurances about the deal out...
More protests and hunger strike in Nauru as conditions deteriorate
Another 38 asylum seekers, Iranian and Afghan, arrived in Nauru this morning (Friday 19 October) taking the number of asylum seekers, in the increasingly...
Manus Island opens – More refugee shame on Labor; more scapegoats for a failed...
The Refugee Action Coalition has condemned the government’s announcement of the transfer of asylum seeker families to Manus Island.
“It is a pointless and vindictive...
Advocates concerned over Manus sexual harassment allegations
A 59 year-old security manager on Manus Island was released on 15, 000 kina bail on 9 April, over sexual harassment allegations to appear...
Government back down: Tamils slated for removal are screened in
In a dramatic turn around, the Federal government has agreed to screen-in 56 Tamils who were due to be removed to Sri Lanka yesterday,...
Advocates reject Morrison’s TPV blackmail
Refugee advocates have rejected Immigration Minister Scott Morrison’s latest push to introduce Temporary Protection Visas.
“The Minister is holding asylum seeker children hostage to the...
REFUGEE GROUPS CONDEMN GOVERNMENT STALLING MALAYSIA AGREEMENT VOTE
“The Gillard government is achieving nothing by stalling the vote on its Migration Act amendments. They are trying to prolong the inevitable in a...
Court action for eight more screened out Tamil asylum seekers
Court documents have been lodged with the Federal Court in Sydney this (Wednesday) afternoon on behalf of eight screened-out Tamil asylum seekers on Christmas...
