ASYLUM BOAT TRAGEDY COULD HAVE BEEN AVERTED: POLICY CHANGE CAN SAVE LIVES

From the timeline of contacts between Australian authorities and the capsized asylum boat indicated by Home Affairs Ministers, Jason Clare, it seems that more...

LEAKED SERCO DOCUMENTS REVEAL HORRENDOUS SCALE OF SELF HARM AND ATTEMPTED SUICIDE IN CHRISTMAS...

CALL FOR INQUIRY INTO SERCO MANAGEMENT OF DETENTION CENTRE As revealed on the ABC’s Lateline, Thursday night, documents obtained by refugee activists in the Refugee...

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...

Nauruan police harass camp protest as protests continue

Protests that began on Nauru almost a month ago (26 September), following Scott Morrison’s announcement regarding temporary protection visas and the Cambodia deal...

Free Hamid: refugees transferred from Nauru are being freed, except Hamid

Hamid, an Iranian refugee brought from Nauru to Australia four months ago in February is still being held in detention.

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...

NAURU IS FULL: GOVERNMENT CREATING AUSTRALIAN DETENTION WAREHOUSES

The arrival of three boats in the last couple of days brings the total number of asylum seekers who have arrived since 13 August...

DARWIN DETENTION ONE WEEK AFTER FOUR CORNERS – ADVOCATES CONDEMN GOVERNMENT INACTION

* More suicide attempts  * Burmese roof top protest enters eighth day  * Five graves dug in North One compound Refugee advocates have condemned government...

Eighth day on hunger strike for Bosnian refugee in punitive detention

A 37-year-old Bosnian refugee, Adin (not his real name), is now in his eighth day of hunger strike at the Brisbane Transit Immigration Accommodation...

Refugee supporters march on Morrison’s office to oppose offshore processing

Refugee supporters will rally in Cronulla and march on the electorate office of Immigration Minister, Scott Morrison, tomorrow, 12 noon, Saturday, 21 June. The rally...