Asylum Seekers
Jesuits call for a more humane approach to asylum seekers
The Catholic community has stepped up the pressure on the government to soften its approach to asylum seekers with an......
Lessons from Howard years of turning back boats
Journalists and lobbyists are already getting prepared for the Abbott government’s Operation Sovereign Borders. Whether Howard’s asylum seeker policy really......
Govt won’t reveal when asylum boats turned back
Immigration Minister Scott Morrison has announced details for his party’s asylum seeker policy. One of the key changes is that......
Tony Abbott’s asylum seeker policies “offensive”
After only one full day as Prime Minister, Tony Abbott is under fire from the Indonesian Government over his asylum......
Human Rights concerns for the Coalition’s asylum seeker policy.
Stop The Boats is a simple slogan which contains an intricate web of policies. It doesn’t only affect refugees but......
Coalition faces High Court challenge to PNG solution
The Coalition could be facing its first legal hurdle with a High Court challenge to the former Rudd government’s deal......
Refugee advocates concerned about detained refugees under Abbott-led government.
Refugee advocates say people being held indefinitely in Australia’s detention centers are apprehensive about an Abbott-led government. Before the election......
Election 2013: Tony Abbott’s asylum seeker policy a ‘race to the bottom’
Opposition Leader Tony Abbott and immigration spokesman Scott Morrison today announced the Coalition’s asylum seeker policy, which would mean refugees......
Why the left can’t blame bogans for our boat policies
Some on the left wing of the political spectrum are searching for answers over the decisive shift towards a hard-line......
‘Remarkable’ evidence heard on final day of inquest into Christmas Island tragedy
Tony Kevin, an advocate for asylum seeker safety at sea, was at the inquest into the June 2012 sinking of......