Brutality rules New Year on Manus
Two Iranian refugees, Mehdi and Mohammad, have been savagely beaten by PNG police and PNG Immigration officials on New's Eve. (See photos of Mehdi...
Car torched as Nauruan local terrorise refugee settlement
Nauruan locals have terrorised a refugee settlement on Nauru.
Around 3.30am, Friday morning (16 December), refugees were awoken by locals shouting “F*** refugees; F***...
Refugee advocates reject detention mobile phone ban
Refugee advocates have rejected the Australian Border Force announcement that mobile phones will be banned from detention centres.
Asylum seekers who have arrived by boat...
Uncertainty surrounds US refugee deal: Australia needs to bring them here
LIFETIME BAN EXPOSED AS A STUNT
The announcement by US Secretary of State, John Kerry and now by Malcolm Turnbull, that the US will...
Labor’s opposition to lifetimeban exposes third country myth – Now Bring Them Here
The Refugee Action Coalition has welcomed Labor’s stand against Turnbull’s attempt to impose a lifetime ban on asylum seekers and refugees sent to Nauru...
Government rattled by PNG Supreme Court action – unpopular Turnbull turns to refugee bashing
The Turnbull government’s announcement that it intends to ban for life, asylum seekers and refugees, who attempted to travel to Australia by boat after...
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...
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...
Government maintains Manus farce as asylum seeker attempts to set himself alight
A 28 year-old Iranian asylum seeker in Mike Compound in the Manus Island detention centre attempted to set himself alight on Friday night (30...
Advocates warn against handing refugee settlement contract to Nauru government
Refugee advocates have warned the Australian government against handing any refugee settlement services contracts to the Nauru government or Nauru-run businesses.
The concerns have...
