Hasty shift leaves 157 Tamil asylum seekers without clothes
The Tamil asylum seekers held at sea on the Oceanic Protector for almost a month have been left in Curtin with only the clothes...
Third flight leaves Cocos Islands carrying Tamil asylum seekers to Curtin
The third flight carrying Tamil asylum seekers from Cocos Islands to Curtin detention left the Cocos Islands around 3.00pm Cocos time. It is expected...
Morrison’s backflip blows hole in Operation Sovereign Borders
The Refugee Action Coalition welcomes the government’s announcement that the 157 asylum seekers are to be brought ashore.
The move represents a dramatic back-flip by...
Refugee Action Coalition repudiates allegations by The Australian and Greg Lake
The Australian newspaper’s ongoing attacks against the Refugee Action Coalition (RAC) have no basis in fact, RAC spokesperson Ian Rintoul said today.
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Manus asylum seekers raise the alarm after witnesses to attack removed from compound
Asylum seekers in Mike compound on Manus Island have raised the alarm as Wilson Security guards removed two of their central representatives and another...
No return to Sri Lanka undertaking a small win for human rights: now bring...
“The government’s undertaking not to return 153 Tamil asylum seekers to Sri Lanka is a small win for human rights from a government that...
Mothers attempt suicide as conditions deteriorate on Christmas Island
Up to ten mothers in the family camp have attempted suicide in the last two days on Christmas Island – some by hanging, some...
Tamil asylum boat heading for Christmas Island
A boat carrying Tamil asylum seekers may be the first boat to successfully arrive at Christmas Island this year.
The 72 foot boat carrying 153...
Sri Lankan Muslims to hold Canberra protest after Buddhist extremist pogroms kill four in...
A peaceful protest by Australian Sri Lankan Muslims is planned for Thursday, 26 June, outside the Federal Parliament House and the Sri Lankan embassy...
Manus island Iraqi asylum seekers continue protests; IOM contradicts Minister – Iraq is unsafe
Up to 25 Iraqi asylum seekers in Delta Compound in the Manus Island detention centre are maintaining their protest for “Freedom.”
The Iraqis who began...
