High Court decision a small step for ASIO negative refugees: Now Minister must act

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...

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...

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...

Support Manus refugees: Organise a photo action

Download materials to organise a "Stand with Manus" photo action at your workplace, school or community group to support Manus refugees and asylum seekers Two...

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...

Manus Island hunger strike photos

Photos and video from Manus Island hunger strike protest, 14 and 15 January 2014 Hunger strike protest video 14 February Video of man who swallowed razor...

Statement on last night’s protest outside Tony Abbott’s dinner

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....

Solidarity statement from Manus to PNG students

This is what solidarity looks like... a message from Manus Island refugees to the PNG student movement Dear Students, We are refugees or detainees from Manus...

PRESS RELEASE: Citizens Against an Australian asylum seeker processing centre in Timor-Leste

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...