Escape tunnel to freedom found in Yongah Hill detention centre
An elaborate escape tunnel has been uncovered in the Falcon compound of Yongah Hill detention centre in Western Australia. The tunnel was discovered around...
Nazanin’s family brought to Australia: Now bring all sexual assault victims off Nauru
In May, 2015, Nazanin, a 23 year-old Iranian asylum seeker was raped on Nauru.
It took three months and a medical emergency for the Department...
Pakistani minor attempts suicide rather than be returned to Nauru
A 16 year-old Pakistani asylum seeker from Parichinar, has attempted suicide at the Brisbane Immigration Transit Accommodation (BITA) centre last night, Tuesday 12 August.
It...
Manus refugees urge Labor to abide by policy on medical transfers
Hundreds of refugees previously held by the Australia government in PNG have written to the Home Affairs and Immigration Minister requesting to act urgently to transfer sick refugees and asylum seekers, still in limbo in PNG, to Australia.
National refugee rallies say ‘Hands off Medevac’
While the government ramps up the rhetoric and its misinformation campaign against the Medevac legislation, thousands of people will rally across Australia on Saturday...
Armed police end Villawood rooftop protest
It is understood that the Villawood rooftop protest has been ended by armed police early this afternoon (Thursday, 16 April).
The protest was ended...
TENSE STAND-OFF IN SCHERGER FOLLOWS SERCO ASSAULT ON ASYLUM SEEKER
There is a tense stand-off between Tamil asylum seekers and Serco guards at Scherger detention centre, following an assault on a Tamil refugee by...
Extreme vetting, extreme confusion: Turnbull must say no to Trump’s ban
The White House statement that the US resettlement deal with Australia is still “under consideration” has blown Malcolm Turnbull’s re-assurances about the deal out...
Another suicide death in Villawood detention
Tragic news from Villawood - an Iraqi asylum seeker has taken his own life.
Around 6.00pm, Monday, 4 March, an Iraqi asylum seeker was...
IMMIGRATION MINISTER IGNORES SUICIDE ATTEMPT AND GENEVA APPEAL TO HALT DEPORTATION OF CHINESE FAMILY
Media Release October 29, 2010
Despite a communication from the Geneva-based Special Rapporteur on Torture with the UN High Commission on Human Rights to the...
