Refugee groups reject Sri Lankan government allegations against “Alex”
Media Release
November 7
Refugee groups have condemned the statements from the Sri Lankan government alleging that Alex is a people smuggler. “It is the Sri Lankan government and the Australian government that are on trial,...
Julia Gillard brings shameful reminder of Tampa
Media Release Oct 15
“Julia Gillard’s claim that the Sri Lankan Tamils taken to Indonesia are Indonesia’s responsibility is a shameful reprise of the Tampa incident in 2001,” said Ian Rintoul, spokesperson for the Refugee...
Refugee groups condemn Ruddock and the Liberals’ refugee bashing
Media Release 15 October
“Desperate Liberals, sliding further behind in the opinion polls, are trying to turn refugees into a political football once again. Ruddock’s comments about a ‘pipeline of 10,000 asylum seekers’ are on...
Government policies are forcing asylum seekers to use people smuggers
Media Release
13 July 2009
The drama and uncertainty that still surrounds the fate of many of the asylum seekers whose boat got into trouble almost a week ago, has thrown the spotlight on the...
Some distressed boat people make it to land, but not all may be safe
Media Release
11 July 2009
Some of the 74 Afghan asylum seekers feared lost at sea Indonesian waters fours days ago have made it to land. Fifteen of them are presently in the Indonesian police station...
Rudd’s anti-people smuggling crusade is threatening asylum seekers lives
11 July 2009
Media Release
In the aftermath of the rescue of a 74 asylum seekers’ boat yesterday, the refugee advocate who alerted Australian border protection authorities to the distressed boat has called on the Rudd...
Government policy is creating the conditions for more tragedies
Media Release April 20
Refugee groups today warned that government polices of arresting asylum seekers in Indonesia and jailing Indonesia crew of refugee boats is creating the conditions for another SIEV X tragedy.
“The fatalities and...
