Queensland police break up refugee picnic protest
Around 30 police have been mobilised outside the Kangaroo Point Hotel in Brisbane to try and prevent a peaceful protest of picnickers and exercisers...
Attempted refugee suicide in Kangaroo Point exposes mental health danger in detention
After seven year’s detention, including up to and more than a year of closed detention in Australia, serious mental health issues are emerging among...
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...
Rooftop protest spreads to Melbourne detention centre
Rooftop protest has spread to Melbourne, as an Iranian refugee began a protest in the Melbourne Immigration Transit Accommodation detention centre in Broadmeadows.
The refugee,...
Rooftop protest begins at Villawood detention centre
At least four immigration detainees have begun a rooftop protest in the Blaxland compound of the Villawood detention centre. (Video clip available on request....
Organiser arrested as police intercept refugee car convoy
Victorian police have intercepted a car and bike convoy of refugee supporters in Preston today, as it made its way to the Mantra Hotel...
Over 1100 doctors and health professionals call for release of refugees and asylum seekers...
A letter signed by 1183 health care professionals has been sent to the Minister of Home Affairs calling for the release of asylum seekers...
Port Moresby refugee hotel attacked by locals for a second time
For the second time in three weeks, a hotel at Four Mile, East Boroko, housing refugees from Manus Island, was attacked by a group...
Three refugees injured as local attack Port Moresby hotel
A crowd of locals has attacked a Boroko hotel in the early hours of this morning (Wednesday 19 February) leaving three refugees injured and...
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’...
