Urgent action to stop Iraqi deportation after Minister refuses to act on shonky migration...
The Refugee Action Coalition has called a protest for 10am, Monday 23 December, at NSW Law Building, Philip Street, City.
The protest is calling on...
Students occupy Labor MP Tanya Plibersek’s office over “Nauru hell”
Today, Thursday 15 November, refugee activists from Sydney University are staging a sit-in at Minister for Health Tanya Plibersek's office.
"We are seeing a crisis...
Fourteen refugees fly from Nauru to US today
Fourteen more refugees, mostly single men – Rohingyan, Afghans, and Pakistanis – left Nauru this afternoon, Sunday 29 July, to be resettled in the...
REFUGEE STATISTICS REVEAL BIAS AND POLITICAL INTERFERENCE IN OFF-SHORE PROCESSING
The Refugee Action Coalition today welcomed the release of more detailed statistics regarding asylum seekers and refugees, but says there is still a need...
Two asylum seekers attempt suicide in Melbourne
In a tragic day for the Melbourne Immigration Transit Accommodation (MITA) detention centre, there were two attempted suicides within hours of each other, this...
More protests on Nauru as empty promises anger Nauru asylum seekers
Asylum seekers on Nauru will hold another protest inside the detention centre between 3pm and 5pm, today (Wednesday 17 October).
The almost 300 people from...
Morrison’s backflip blows hole in Operation Sovereign Borders
The Refugee Action Coalition welcomes the government’s announcement that the 157 asylum seekers are to be brought ashore.
The move represents a dramatic back-flip by...
Excision of the mainland: More refugee shame on the Gillard government
The move by the Gillard government to excise the Australian mainland from the migration zone is an absurd throwback to the draconian policies of...
Australia’s turn-back policy adds to drowning risk in Europe
“Australia’s turn back policy may be directly contributing to deaths at sea in Europe,” said Ian Rintoul, spokesperson for the Refugee Action Coalition.
“The Coalition’s...
“Why are we forgotten?”: Curtin hunger strikers
Eleven Sinhalese asylum seekers have entered their third day of hunger strike at the Curtin detention centre.
The eleven are also sleeping outside their rooms...
