Detention
Refugee policy needs a lateral approach
Melbourne lawyer Jessie Taylor’s underground tour of the refugee camps and gaols of Indonesia resulted in the film “Between the......
Legal limitations leave children and asylum seekers vulnerable
Confusion over who has the right to investigate conditions in detention centres may be compromising the oversight of human rights.......
Mary Meets Mohammad
After stepping off the plane from overseas, documentary maker Heather Kirkpatrick decided it would be the year she would make......
Greens call for more media exposure at Manus Island
Greens’ Senator Sarah Hanson Young is pushing to lift restrictions on media access to the asylum seeker processing center at......
Fears of malaria on Manus Island as department stonewalls on details
The Department of Immigration is refusing to provide details of their strategy to combat malaria infection, as fears grow for......
UN body says Manus detention violates international law
“These are called … regional processing centres and yet there is no processing or assessment going on.” UNHCR says that......
Grave concerns as Nauru detainees continue hunger strike
Omid Sorousheh is a 35-year-old Iranian refugee on Nauru currently seven weeks into a hunger strike. There are serious concerns......
Asylum seekers set for Australia as processing centres fill up
Australia’s offshore processing centres have become overwhelmed by asylum seekers which sparked a change in policy yesterday. The bridging visa......
Refugee advocates warn of hunger strike death
Australia could be facing the first death of an asylum seeker in a detention center due to hunger striking. This......
Renewed fears for children in detention centres
In the wake of hunger strikes in the Nauru detention centre, new evidence has emerged about children attempting to commit......