REFUGEE GROUPS CONDEMN GOVERNMENT RESPONSE TO THE HIGH COURT
Media release, January 7 2011
SLEIGHT OF HAND REMOVES ASYLUM SEEKERS’ RIGHT OF APPEAL
Refugee advocacy groups have condemned the Gillard government’s response to the High...
REFUGEE SUPPORTERS MARK THE ANNIVERSARY OF TAMIL ASYLUM SEEKER’S DEATH AT MERAK
Media Release December 23, 2010
While the refugee community is still mourning the loss of at least 30 lives at Christmas Island on 15 December,...
REFUGEE GROUPS REFUTE UN REP’S COMMENTS ON REJECTED ASYLUM SEEKERS
Media release December 19, 2010
Refugee groups have been astonished at the reported comments from UNHCR regional representative Richard Towle, that Australia’s detention system is...
CHRISTMAS ISLAND SURVIVORS SHOULD BE FREED TO LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY
Media release December 17, 2010
Refugee groups have called for the survivors of the Christmas Island tragedy to be freed from detention to live in...
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...
THREE DEATHS IN THREE MONTHS: REFUGEE ADVOCATES CALL FOR URGENT INQUIRY
Initial information below that David was an international student was incorrect, he was on a 501 visa cancellation (most likely for criminal reasons) but...
Protests inside Villawood detention centre tonight
Tom Morgan and Vincent Morello, AAP
http://news.theage.com.au/breaking-news-national/chaos-as-villawood-detainees-protest-20101117-17xeh.html
Detainees started fires, others refused food and five people launched roof protests amid chaotic scenes at Sydney's...
ANOTHER VILLAWOOD SUICIDE DEMANDS FULL INQUIRY INTO DETENTION
Media release November 16, 2010
An Iraqi asylum seeker, Ahmad, is believed to have committed suicide at Villawood detention centre around midnight Monday night.
Detainees...
REFUGEE SYSTEM IS FUNDAMENTALLY FLAWED: LABOR MUST END OFFSHORE PROCESSING, CLOSE CHRISTMAS ISLAND
Media Release November 11, 2010
Refugee groups have welcomed the unanimous High Court decision declaring the present offshore processing invalid.
“The court’s decision has confirmed...
IMMIGRATION MINISTER IGNORES SUICIDE ATTEMPT AND GENEVA APPEAL TO HALT DEPORTATION OF CHINESE FAMILY
Media Release October 29, 2010
Despite a communication from the Geneva-based Special Rapporteur on Torture with the UN High Commission on Human Rights to the...
