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....
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...
Peter Dutton stirs racism for votes by backing white farmers
Peter Dutton has insisted that Australia grant special consideration to white South African farmers, via the provision of fast-tracked refugee visas. His comments showed...
Open letter: No “East Timor solution”
Prime Minister Julia Gillard's plan for a regional asylum seekers’ processing centre in East Timor has caused widespread concern there, where political parties and...
Audio from recent protests on Nauru
Asylum seekers on Nauru sent us the audio below of their recent protests. The recordings of two separate protests continue for over 20 minutes...
Nurses, teachers, doctors, academics… How can we get in the way to #LetThemStay?
The #LetThemStay movement has seen a wave of grassroots action to stop the removal of the 267 asylum seekers. Alongside churches, Victorian Trades Hall...
Ali Jenabi: smuggling refugees to freedom
Review of The People Smuggler, by Robin de Crespigny, Penguin, 2012
Mark Goudkamp, Refugee Action Coalition
IT IS December 2010. After finally being released from the...
Cover up and neglect: Visa delay caused Hamid’s death
Shocking new evidence from medical records on Manus Island has hit the media, showing that medical negligence and inadequate medical care directly caused the...
Refugees’ statement from new protests on Nauru
The increasing frustration at the lies and delays has seen two protests on Nauru - last Sunday and Monday nights - at camp 3....
