No to offshore detention: Not here, not Denmark, not anywhere
Australia has pioneered a virus of human rights abuse that is now spreading across the globe.
Australia was the first developed nation to implement mandatory offshore detention of refugees in third-party countries, when it...
Refugee rights campaign wins as children come off Nauru
Are the children coming off?
After over five years of campaigning, the refugee rights movement has had a major victory: the government has said all children will come off Nauru by the end of the...
A letter from Manus Island by Behrouz Boochani
After four years of detention on Manus Island, the author writes a poet’s manifesto for the refugee resistance in which he has found himself to be a central figure. By Behrouz Boochani.
This article was first...
As Morrison refuses compromise on kids, #BringThemHere now
Nauru is in the grip of a rapidly deteriorating medical crisis. The dire medical state of many of the refugees, including children refusing food and drink for a number of weeks, has been compounded...
Why we still need to demand #BringThemHere
Preamble
In recent weeks, there has been discussion about using the demand “Bring Them Here” in regard to the asylum seekers and refugees on Manus and Nauru.
Partly that stems from the fact that Manus refugees...
Afghan deportation on hold
The 65-year-old Afghan asylum seeker the government wants to deport to Afghanistan has been given a reprieve, until his court case can be heard. But he remains at risk of deportation if he loses,...
US deal no solution
Over 18 months on, it's clear the US deal is no solution for most refugees on Manus and Nauru. Read more here.
Malaysia solution sunk: What the High Court decision means
Below is an assessment by RAC of what the decision in the High Court over the Malaysia solution means. We will discuss the ramifications at RAC's next organising meeting this Monday night, to which...
Stop the attack on the right to protest in NSW
The Refugee Action Coalition Sydney unreservedly condemns the new powers to suppress gatherings on Crown Land that the NSW government will have from next week, and calls on everyone who values the right of...
Steph O’Donnell: ‘How I helped stop a deportation’
Steph O'Donnell spoke at a Refugee Action Coalition forum on how her action on board an Air China flight helped stop a deportation from Sydney in December
I’m going to talk a bit about my...
