Asylum Seekers
Anger over plan to resettle refugees in Cambodia
Australia is one step closer to an agreement with Cambodia to take in the asylum seekers it intercepts on their......
Changing public attitudes towards asylum seekers and refugees
The current hard-line stance against asylum seekers coming to Australia is not new. Subsequent governments have been implementing policies to......
Why is an Australian baby locked up in a detention centre?
Human Rights lawyers have vowed to fight on in the case of baby Ferouz, who was born in a Queensland......
Hunger strike and protesters arrested as Villawood detainee relocation
Eight protesters have been arrested and asylum seekers have commenced a hunger strike as the Government proceeded to relocate detainees......
Cuts to legal advice for asylum seekers could ‘gum up’ system
President of the Human Rights Commission Gillian Triggs has told The Wire that the government’s cuts to legal advice for......
The Undesirables – life on Nauru as an asylum seeker
On Friday 19th July 2013, it was reported in the Australian media that over 150 asylum seekers had rioted and......
Uniting Church offers sanctuary to Christmas Island children
While the violence in Manus Island continues to unfold the Uniting Church of Australia is taking action on ensuring the......
Ex-migration agent reveals insider secrets from Manus Island
“The script is a farce. We are told to… not talk about third country options, to keep them focused on......
Boycott campaign over detention centre contracts
Last night, about fifteen-thousand people attended candlelight vigils in opposition to the offshore detention of asylum seekers. Today the government......
Asylum seeker safety on Manus Island
The recent Manus Island attacks have cast further doubt over the safety of asylum seekers in Papua New Guinea. The......