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Timor-Leste speaks out against Australia’s asylum plans PRESS RELEASE 11 October 2010 For immediate release *************** Tonight Ms. Dinorah Granadeiro, Director of Timor-Leste‚s NGO Forum, presented a public petition to the Australian Minister for Immigration and Citizenship at an...

Fabrications, distortions, exaggerations, and disappointing reporting Christine Forster’s allegations about the protest at Friday’s Liberal Party fundraising dinner have been widely reported in the media. Tony Abbott himself has hamfistedly weighed in, tweeting: "Disgraceful behaviour...

Refugee activist groups around the country have produced this statement to distribute to delegates to this weekend's Labor Party national conference A humanitarian refugee policy cannot be achieved by lessening or trading off the recognised...

Julia Gillard and Chris Bowen are pushing ahead with new legislative amendments designed to get around the High Court and allow the Malaysia solution to proceed. Tony Abbott has announced that the Liberals will...

This statement was released by Hazara asylum seekers inside Darwin detention centre to explain the aims of their protest: We the Hazara Afghan Asylum seekers held a peaceful protest in Darwin detention centre with number...

The Refugee Action Coalition has welcomed today’s High Court decision regarding the ASIO negative refugees. “It is a small step, and will apply to all ASIO negative refugees being held indefinitely,” said Ian Rintoul,...

The hunger strike at Villawood has ended on Sunday March 13--below is the text below of a letter sent by the strikers to the Immigration Department to inform them. Villawood IDC 15 Birmingham Avenue Villawood 13 March 2011 Deputy...