Merak refugees and the Indonesian Solution should head the agenda for Indonesia state visit
Media Release March 8
“The Merak refugees and the Indonesian Solution, not people smuggling, should be at the top of the agenda for discussions between...
After four months – and end in sight to the stand-off at Merak
Media release February 10
Refugee groups today welcomed the statement from the Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, indicating that Australia will play a role re-settling the...
Merak refugees face ‘evacuation’
Media Release February 5
REFUGEE ADVOCATES CALL FOR RESTRAINT AND GUARANTEES FROM AUSTRALIA AND INDONESIA FOR SAFETY AND FUTURE OF THE ASYLUM SEEKERS
Refugee activists in...


Refugee activists deported from Indonesia
Two Australian refugee activists detained and questioned by Indonesian 
police in Merak have been deported by Indonesian immigration authorities,
will arrive in Australia on Saturday...
Mass Tamil asylum seeker protest hits Christmas island
Media Release January 28, 2010
In scenes reminiscent of the early protests that rocked Woomera, Port Hedland and Baxter, under the Howard government, a mass...
Merak Refugee supporters call for the immediate release of a Canadian and two Australians...
Media Release January 26, 2010
Refugee groups are demanding the immediate release of two Australian citizens and a Canadian national who were detained this afternoon...
Charges against Christmas Island asylum seekers are vindictive
Media Release January 20, 2010
Refugee advocates have condemned the move by the Australian Federal Police to charge 12 Christmas Island detainees with offences arising...
Union leaders join International protests to say No to Indonesian Solution
Media Release January 19, 2010
“International protests have put the Rudd government on notice that the world is watching what happens to the asylum seekers...
Sri Lanka is not safe for asylum seekers or refugees
Media Release January 15
Refugee groups today completely rejected claims by the Sri Lankan government that asylum seekers or refugees could return to Sri Lanka...
Tamil Christmas Island protest wins visas refugee advocates call for UNHCR refugees to be...
Media Release January 8, 2010
Late Thursday afternoon (7 January), the Department of Immigration and Citizenship announced that 16 Sri Lankans and 5 Afghan asylum...
