PNG reneges on refugee deal: West Papuan asylum seekers under guard
The seven West Papuan asylum seekers secretly returned from Boigu Island to Port Moresby in late September are now under guard at the hotel...
Serious concerns for the welfare of Iraqi hunger striker at Yongah Hill
Refugee advocates are seriously concerned for the welfare of a 45 year-old Iraqi asylum seeker who has been on a dry hunger strike at...
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...
Despite the Sudanese crisis, Labor is leaving Sudanese refugees behind
The more than 500 Sudanese refugees in Indonesia are one of the groups that have been left behind by the Labor government’s budget failure to increase the humanitarian refugee intake or end the ban on accepting refugees from Indonesia.
REFUGEE ADVOCATES WELCOME CHILDREN OUT OF DETENTION ANNOUNCEMENT BUT MANDATORY DETENTION HAS TO GO
Media Release, 16 October 2010
Refugee groups have welcomed statements from the Immigration Minister that asylum seekers’ families and children are to be released from...
Machete-wielding locals threaten to kill Manus asylum seekers
A threatening incident, just one day after the release of the Cornall report of the February 17 attack on asylum seekers, at the Manus...
“Stand-off” continues and tension grows on Christmas Island
Around 50 people have spent the night on the oval (green zone) of Christmas Island detention centre, as more police and Serco guards gather...
Rooftop protest continues on Christmas Island
Two Iranian asylum seekers have spent a second night on the roof of the Green 1 compound inside the Christmas Island detention centre. (The...
Dutton’s Abyan fabrications exposed. Now bring all those at risk off Nauru
The return to Australia of Abyan, the raped Somali refugee, has exposed the lies and misrepresentations of the Minister for Immigration, Peter Dutton.
“It is...
URGENT COURT HEARING TO PREVENT AFGHAN DEPORTATION
There will be an urgent Federal Magistrates Court hearing this (Wednesday) afternoon at 3pm in court 6C John Maddison Towers, 88 Goulburn Street to...
