Asylum Seekers
Australia should increase their refugee intake: new policy agenda
This week, the Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law from the University of New South Wales released a refugee policy to......
Manus Detainees Seek $130 Million In Reparations
How do you put a price on wrongful imprisonment? Behrouz Boochani, Kurdish journalist, author, and Manus Island detainee, wants justice......
Bleak Looking Future for Asylum Seekers Stuck on Manus and Nauru
Not long after the re-election of the Coalition government, there have been several suicide attempts by men held on Manus......
Morrison pledges freeze to refugee intake
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced he will put a stop to the increase in asylum seekers being settled in......
Stories from Manus told through art
Sometimes art can break down barriers to understanding that the media can’t. Manus, a performance brought to Australia during the......
Refugees with disabilities not receiving adequate care
A new report “Barriers and exclusions: the support needs of newly arrived refuges with a disability” highlights the lack of......
Medivac bill set to dominate parliament
The government filibustered its way out of losing a vote on the so called “medivac” amendments last year, changes that......
Medical Evacuation bill for asylum seekers generates nationwide debate
With the recent influx of asylum seekers, different countries adopted different approaches on dealing with the issue. Australia had a......
When will the kids be off Nauru
#kidsoffnauru campaign seems to have been successful, but many are not sure just when or how children in detained in......
Australia pulls out of UN Migration deal
The Morrison government has confirmed they will not be part of the United Nationals Global Compact for Migration deal, claiming it......