Asylum seekers break-out of Christmas Island detention centre
Media release, 12 March 2011
Reports from asylum seekers on Christmas Island indicate that at least 150 asylum seekers, believed to be mostly Iranian, have...
Refugees across Indonesia protest today about 6-10 years limbo caused by Australian policies
The refugees, from many nationalities, who have stagnated in limbo for 6 to 10 years in Indonesia, will begin peaceful protests today, Monday 5...
Security guards desert Manus detention centre
The government needs to act urgently to prevent a looming disaster on Manus Island.
Security guards have deserted their posts at Manus detention centre, leaving...
Nauru legal fiasco: Refugee groups call for charged asylum seekers to be brought to...
“The fiasco engulfing the Nauru legal system has serious implications for the asylum seekers still facing charges following the so-called riot on Nauru on...
REFUGEE ADVOCATES WELCOME CHILDREN OUT OF DETENTION ANNOUNCEMENT BUT MANDATORY DETENTION HAS TOÂ GO
Media Release, 16 October 2010
Refugee groups have welcomed statements from the Immigration Minister that asylum seekers’ families and children are to be released from...
VILLAWOOD IRANIAN ASYLUM SEEKER DIES IN HOSPITAL – VICTIM OF IRANIAN REGIME; VICTIM OF...
Asylum seekers supporters are shocked and saddened at the announcement that an Iranian asylum seeker has died in Liverpool hospital in the early hours...
REFUGEE SUPPORTERS TO PICKET CHRIS BOWEN’S OFFICE OVER TPV DRACONIAN LAW PROPOSAL
The Refugee Action Coalition has called a protest outside Immigration Minister Chris Bowen’s Fairfield electorate office (115 The Crescent, Fairfield), Friday 12.30-2.00pm.
Friday morning, Eastern...
IMMIGRATION SPOKESPERSON SANDI LOGAN CAUGHT LYING ABOUT KIDS IN DETENTION
Spokesperson for the Department of Immigration and Citizenship, Sandi Logan, has claimed on twitter that no children are detained behind barbed wire. The claim...
Afghan MPs call on the Coalition to scrap Temporary Protection Visas
A group of 45 members of the Afghan Parliament have written to Prime Minister Tony Abbott appealing to him to reconsider the government’s proposal...
Water crisis on Manus Island
Asylum seekers on Manus Island report that they have had five days of acute water shortages in the detention camp, and the crisis seems...
