Hundreds still protest on Manus island after eleven days of hunger strike –...

After eleven days, the Manus Island hunger strike remains hundreds strong. Despite the Immigration Minister’s attempts to maintain a media blackout, the truth about Manus...

Refugee groups call for Sri Lanka cricket boycott and an end to deportations

Refugee supporters will join Tamil groups to protest outside tomorrow’s SCG cricket match to call for a sporting boycott of the Sri Lankan cricket...

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.

Manus Island unsafe – refugee advocates warn against letting attackers back into camp

Refugee advocates are warning of new dangers of attacks on asylum seekers if local staff are re-introduced into the Manus Island detention centre. Local and...

Kabul demonstration says no to TPVs and deportation of Afghan asylum seekers

On Saturday 9 November, a protest outside the national Afghan Parliament called for an end to the deportation of Afghan asylum seekers from Europe...

Yes, Prime Ministers, the refugees are still detained on Manus Island

A press conference at Parliament House, held by Prime Minister Scott Morrison and PNG Prime Minister James Marape, has seen both leaders repeated the...

First Manus refugees to the US this weekend; now, stop the forced closure

Three Sudanese refugees on Manus Island have been accepted for resettlement in the US. They will fly to Port Moresby this coming weekend and...

DARWIN: ANOTHER THREAT TO SUICIDE BUT PROTEST ON HOLD TIL TUESDAY

Darwin asylum seekers have put their protest on hold until next Tuesday after meeting with the detention centre manager late this afternoon. Over 100 asylum...

ROOFTOP PROTEST AT NIDC, DARWIN’S MOST NOTORIOUS DETENTION CENTRE

At least four Iranian asylum seekers have begun a roof top protest at Darwin's most notorious detention centre, Northern Immigration Detention Centre (NIDC) on...

Labor’s opposition to lifetimeban exposes third country myth – Now Bring Them Here

The Refugee Action Coalition has welcomed Labor’s stand against Turnbull’s attempt to impose a lifetime ban on asylum seekers and refugees sent to Nauru...