Asylum Seekers
Push for refugees to be able to review negative ASIO assessment
There are some people in immigration detention who currently have little to no prospect of ever being released. Those are......
Australia has moral obligation to help asylum seekers
Around 120 refugees were rescued this weekend when their boat broke down on their way to Australia. The tanker that......
People smugglers caught: but will it make a difference to the asylum seeker issue
A fourth person has been arrested in relation to a people suggling ring operating in Australia and Thailand. So far,......
ChilOut for children
Once again, asylum seekers are in the news, prompting loud calls to Stop the Boats and get them out… But......
Julian Burnside on what we forget to remember
On Remembrance Day, the notion of Lest We Forget is focussed on wars of the past, and those we have......
Asylum seeker tragedy – why we’re asking the wrong questions
Today Indonesian authorities are considering calling off the search for survivors of the asylum seeker boat that sank of the......
Asylum seeker debate rekindled after Java tragedy
A boat of asylum seekers bound for Australia sank in heavy seas off the coast of Java overnight. Eight people......
Calls for refugees to have option to appeal ASIO security assessment
Refugee advocacy groups are calling on the government to allow independent reviews for asylum seekers who have been given negative......
More questions than answers on SievX anniversary
Ten years ago on this day the vessel now known as the Siev X sank on its way to Australia,......
Refugee-friendly country mayors hesitant about housing asylum seekers
With Australia’s plans to process asylum seekers offshore effectively scuttled for now, the focus has turned to how to process......