Previously negative refugee becomes 16th positive case as COVID spreads in the Park hotel
Ominously, an Iraqi refugee, who had previously tested negative, has become the 16th person infected with Covid at the Park Hotel in Melbourne. More...
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...
One more confirmed COVID case at Park hotel as refugees locked down
One more refugee has been confirmed with Covid at lunchtime today (Tuesday 19 October) as most refugees in the Park hotel in Melbourne are...
Melbourne detention on COVID alert
IHMS staff tested all people detained in Bass 2 compound for Covid Friday night, just hours after Border Force declared that they were considered...
Melbourne detention centre locked down after another SERCO officer tests positive for COVID
The whole of Bass 2 compound of Melbourne detention centre (MITA) has been lockdown this afternoon, Friday 8 October.
People detained in Bass 2 were...
Government disgracefully deserts PNG refugees; it’s time to end offshore detention, free the Medevac...
The announcement that Australia is moving to dump the refugees in PNG cannot cover up its on-going responsibility for the refugees and asylum seekers...
Another SERCO workers in Melbourne detention centre is COVID positive
People detained across all compounds of Melbourne’s Broadmeadows detention centre, MITA, were informed yesterday (Friday 1 October) that a Serco employee had tested positive...
Still no COVID testing in MITA after guards test positive
Refugee advocates have accused Covid commander Jeroen Weimar, and the Australian Border Force, of being less than forthcoming with the truth about Covid in...
Two MITA detention security guards test COVID positive
Two MMS security guards at Melbourne's Broadmeadows detention centre (MITA), have tested positive for Covid.
Refugees and immigration detainees in two compounds have been...
Australian government must grant permanent visas and increase refugee intake from Afghanistan
The Refugee Action Coalition has rejected Prime Minister Morrison’s statement that Australia’s humanitarian refugee intake will be left at 13,750, even if increased numbers...
