Government attempts to remove Biloela Tamil family from Australia
Although court documents had been lodged in the Federal Circuit Court for the Tamil family, and a directions hearing scheduled for early May, last...
Neil Para wins visa, but 9,999 others still waiting for justice
The news that Neil Para and his family have been granted permanent visas is very welcome. They have been waiting since August 2012.
REFUGEE GROUPS CONDEMN HEARTLESS IMMIGRATION TREATMENT OF DISASTER SURVIVORS
Media Release February 14, 2011
Refugee groups today condemned the callous handling of the victims and the survivors of the Christmas Island disaster.
“Instead of a...
People power wins community detention for Asha: Now free all the 267
The Refugee Action Coalition welcomes the agreement to place baby Asha in community detention as a victory for people power and the “Let Them Stay” campaign...
Protest at High Court offshore detention hearing, Manus Island asylum seekers unsafe as PNG...
The Refugee Action Coalition has called a protest at the Sydney Law Courts Building in Macquarie Street, for 9.00am Friday, 9 May.
The protest will...
Merak Refugee supporters call for the immediate release of a Canadian and two Australians...
Media Release January 26, 2010
Refugee groups are demanding the immediate release of two Australian citizens and a Canadian national who were detained this afternoon...
Refugee advocates say no to the ‘lifetime ban’ bill, No conditions on New Zealand...
The Refugee Action Coalition is calling on all Labor, Green and Independent politicians to completely reject the Liberals’ lifetime ban bill that would ban...
WHILE POLITICIANS PLAY POLITICAL FOOTBALL WITH REFUGEES, CHRISTMAS ISLAND MENTAL ILLNESS TOLL KEEPS RISING
Media Release August 10, 2010
Two attempted suicides among Tamil asylum seekers and the fear of permanent damage to another individual hunger striker last week...
Cover-up and neglect: visa delay killed Hamid Kahazaie: Morrison must resign; inquiry now
The shocking revelations from leaked IHMS reports on the treatment of Hamid Kahazaie show the scale of medical negligence and departmental culpability in his...
Concerns increase for re-detained Christmas Island Iranian hunger striker
Refugee advocates are growing increasingly concerned for the welfare of an Iranian asylum seeker, Ali Sadaat, detained on Christmas Island. The 21-year-old man has...
