Advocates call to sack Dutton: Detention regime corrupt from top to bottom
In the light of the revelations of drug-running in Christmas Island, refugee advocates have called for the sacking of Peter Dutton, an end to...
Crisis looms on Manus as water and power turned off
Tensions escalated on Manus Island on Monday, after the power and water for Foxtrot compound was turned off around 1pm.
Refugees were again told that...
Teachers demand an end to all the secrecy provisions of the Border Force Act
Teachers for Refugees today welcomed the government's amendments of 30 September to the Border Force Act which exempt "Health Professionals" from its notorious "secrecy...
Sydney protests: Free Ranjini: Free all the ASIO negative refugees
Two protests in Sydney on Friday 10 May will call for the release of Ranjini (and her children) and the release of all the...
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.
Drop the ‘riot’ charges against Xmas Island asylum seekers
Media release March 11
The Refugee Action Coalition has called for the government to drop the charges against the 2 Afghan and 9 Tamil asylum...
Mentally ill Manus asylum seeker needs urgent help
Refugees and asylum seekers on Manus Island have raised serious concerns about the mental health of a 28-year-old Iranian man they say has become...
OAKESHOTT ASYLUM BILL IS SHABBY POLITICAL THEATRE TO DENY REFUGEES THEIR HUMAN RIGHTS
Refugee groups have condemned the Gillard government’s move to introduce Rob Oakeshott’s bill into Parliament this afternoon as being a piece of shabby political...
More lip-stitching as protests on Nauru escalate
Asylum seekers on Nauru are now on their fourth day of a sustained protest, according to information supplied this evening to the Refugee Action...
REFUGEE ADVOCATES CONDEMN FURTHER CRIMINALISATION OF REFUGEES
Refugee advocates have condemned Chris Bowen’s proposed toughening of the character test for asylum seekers.
Refugee Action Coalition spokesman Ian Rintoul described the announcement as...
