SCHERGER HUNGER STRIKE UPDATE
By Saturday afternoon, the number of hunger strikers at the Scherger detention centre is estimated to be 95.
However their physical condition continues to deteriorate....
Cambodian groups protest against Australian refugee deal
Not in Our Name
Shame on Refugee Resettlement Deal with Cambodia In Solidarity with Cambodian Civil Society Organisations
On Friday (Oct 17), more than 1,000 of...
Curtin asylum seekers petition Morrison for bridging visas
Sixty asylum seekers in Curtin detention centre have sent a letter to Prime Minister Tony Abbott and Immigration Minister Scott Morrison appealing for the...
Hundreds of TPV and bridging visa holders to protest for right to work and...
Around 200 asylum seekers on bridging visas and refugees with temporary protection visas (TPV) will stage a day-long protest, this Friday, 11 December, outside...
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...
REFUGEE SYSTEM IS FUNDAMENTALLY FLAWED: LABOR MUST END OFFSHORE PROCESSING, CLOSE CHRISTMAS ISLAND
Media Release November 11, 2010
Refugee groups have welcomed the unanimous High Court decision declaring the present offshore processing invalid.
“The court’s decision has confirmed...
Morrison disappoints asylum seekers on Manus Island: toilets ignored as water shortages continue
Scott Morrison’s visit to Manus Island has left asylum seekers there unimpressed. According to reports from the detention camp, Morrison spent 10 or 15...
Ten refugees leave Nauru for resettlement after seven years
Ten refugees held on Nauru by the Australian government for over seven years left Nauru this morning (Thursday 17 March) to be resettled -...
Inexplicable testing delays increase COVID risk to refugees at Park hotel
Around ten refugees in the Park hotel, Melbourne, are still waiting for results of Covid test done last Sunday (17 October). The inexplicable delay...
Refugee advocates condemn Abbott’s anti-refugee bill-board, and converge on Perth
Refugee advocates have condemned Tony Abbott’s anti-refugee bill-board unveiled in Perth this (Monday) afternoon.
“Tony Abbott continues to peddle myths and misinformation about asylum seekers....
