Refugee Action Coalition repudiates allegations by The Australian and Greg Lake
The Australian newspaper’s ongoing attacks against the Refugee Action Coalition (RAC) have no basis in fact, RAC spokesperson Ian Rintoul said today.
In four issues...
Stop the Bill, Stop Morrison’s grab for power over asylum seekers
Scott Morrison continues to use the simplistic slogan “Stop the Boats” to add new layers of cruelty and abuse to men, women and children...
Tamil refugee hit and run victim medivacced to Australia
The seriously injured 36-year-old Tamil refugee who was the victim of the deliberate hit and run attack on Nauru last Tuesday night (9 February),...
Appeal to the Australian government from Merak asylum seekers
Media Release November 18
The asylum seekers on the boat at Merak have issued an appeal to the Australian government. The statement dictated to the...
Vietnamese asylum seeker attempts suicide after interview by Vietnamese police
A Vietnamese asylum seeker attempted to hang himself at the Yongah Hill detention centre, outside Perth, yesterday, Wednesday 28 August.
His suicide attempt came the...
Nauru hunger strike enters fourth day – another protest today
The hunger strike by asylum seekers on Nauru has entered its fourth day, with around 300, more than three-quarters of the asylum seekers, refusing...
PNG removes appeal rights for asylum seekers: more threatened with deportation
In what seems to be a knee-jerk response to the Supreme Court constitutional challenge to Manus Island, the Papua New Guinea Immigration department has...
Labor’s attack on air arrivals feeds government anti-refugee policies
The Refugee Action Coalition has called on the Labor party to end its campaign against asylum seekers arriving by air.
The contradiction between the Liberals’...
Nauru 40 days: protest for Omid
Asylum seekers and refugees continue their protest on Nauru - for the fortieth day. This day focussed on Omid.
Chants rang out: We only want...
GOVERNMENT USING DODGY DOCUMENTS TO DEPORT TO DANGER
Media release July 28, 2010
Refugee groups are horrified that the government intends to use shonky travel documents to remove a 32 year old Sudanese...
