Teachers demand an end to all the secrecy provisions of the Border Force Act

Teachers for Refugees today welcomed the government's amendments of 30 September to the Border Force Act which exempt "Health Professionals" from its notorious "secrecy...

More tragedy on Nauru: attempted suicide and self harm

At 6.00pm Nauruan time, an Iranian asylum seeker attempted to hang himself from a light pole inside the detention centre. The man jumped from...

Nauru police arrest attempted suicide victim

Nauruan police have arrested a 36-year-old Iranian refugees after he attempted suicide on Nauru today, Monday 9 October. The refugee swallowed washing powder at the...

GOVERNMENT POLICY TO BLAME FOR CHRISTMAS ISLAND TRAGEDY

Dozens of asylum seekers have died this morning after their boat crashed into cliffs on Christmas Island http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2010/12/15/3093766.htm RAC Media release December 15, 2010 “Government anti-refugee policy...

Nauru in meltdown – two women missing

There are fears that three refugees taken around 3.00am from the Brisbane Transit Accommodation by Border Force officers have been sent back to Nauru....

Graphic footage of Manus shooting

Graphic footage taken during the Good Friday shooting incident has emerged from Manus Island. Photos of bullet holes damage inside the detention centre including in...

MERAK ANNIVERSARY – THE AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT MUST ACT TO RE-SETTLE TAMIL REFUGEES

THREE RETURNED TAMIL REFUGEES DISAPPEAR IN SRI LANKA Media release October 8, 2010 A year ago, then prime Minister Kevin Rudd called Indonesian president Yudhoyono requesting...

Nauru asylum seeker gives birth in Brisbane. Scott Morrison’s deception exposed

The Immigration Minister Scott Morrison has been caught in his own web of deceptive half-truths and policy of media blackout. At a media briefing on...

MITA hunger strike continues: End the lockdown, provide chairs

The hunger strike protest by immigration detainees in MITA North that began on Tuesday 8 January, is now into its fourth day. Detainees have also...

Port Moresby Supreme Court set for decision on return of Manus refugees

A full bench hearing of the PNG Supreme Court, on Thursday 27 October, will consider an application on behalf of 302 Manus asylum seekers...