Resettlement farce as Manus refugees face more threats

The latest notice on Manus Island (at right) announces the next stage in trying to force refugees out of the detention centre and into...

Protests; self-harm rock Nauru after TPV and Cambodia announcement

In the aftermath of asylum seekers and refugees being shown a video of Scott Morrison announcing that TPVs would never apply to Nauru, protests,...

Advocates call for Immigration Minister’s resignation after shameful comments about Nauru self-immolation

The Immigration Minister, Peter Dutton, has once again shamed himself and disgraced his office with unsubstantiated, ill-considered and offensive claims about refugees. The Minister...

Immigration Minister plays to the Liberals’ refugee policies

Refugee groups have accused the Immigration Minister, Tony Burke, of playing politics with asylum seeker policy. “Tony Burke is singing the same misleading song as...

Villawood protest: Free Ranjini and her baby Paari; free all ASIO-negative refugees

A protest to support ASIO-negative refugees and welcome Paari, the latest baby born to an ASIO negative refugee, will be held at 11am Sunday,...

Eighteen Manus refugees go to the US, but no Iranians

The failure of the US resettlement deal was again on display this morning (Tuesday 29 May) as 18 refugees from Manus Island left Port...

Two bashed Manus refugees finally released after 36 hours

Two Iranian refugees, Mehdi (26) and Mohammad (28), arrested and bashed by up to 10 PNG police and immigration officers on New Year’s eve...

REFUGEE SUPPORTERS TO HOLD PROTEST AGAINST RESTRICTIONS IMPOSED ON VISITING VILLWOOD REFUGEES

Refugee supporters will hold at protest at Sydney’s Villawood detention to call for an end to the restrictions recently imposed on visiting refugees at...

Immigration negligence puts Nauru mother and baby at risk

The Refugee Action Coalition is calling for the heavily pregnant, 34 year-old, Kurdish asylum seeker, Hatami (see photo), to be urgently brought to Australia...

Twenty-five Medevac refugees being freed in Brisbane

Twenty-three Medevac refugees who have been held in the Kangaroo Point hotel for up to two years are being released on bridging visas this...