Refugees
Manus: an epidemic of despair
Refugee advocate Trevor Jones has just returned from Manus Island where he says self harm and depression are at alarming......
The small grassroots vigil that aims to change the big picture of refugee policy
Every Friday night a small group gathers in Adelaide on the steps of Parliament House. Members of the Adelaide vigil......
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......
What can we learn from Canada’s migration program?
Immigration is yet again a hot topic after Prime Minister Scott Morrison argued this week he wants to cut the......
Australia pulls out of UN Migration deal
The Morrison government has confirmed they will not be part of the United NationalsĀ Global Compact for Migration deal, claiming it......
Containing the enemy within: Australia’s wartime internment camps
Internment or imprisonment has been a constant theme ever since the British settled Australia as a place for convicts. Early......
Asylum seekers on Nauru continue to suffer amid political deadlock
A political deadlock is preventing the government accepting New Zealand’s offer to take 150 asylum seekers from Nauru. Eleven children......
Tales from Sulawesi
When a combined Earthquake and Tsunami devastated the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia in late September, the Red Cross moved......
Nauru’s Censorship Of Refugees Detracts From Pacific Islanders Forum
The Pacific Islanders Forum acts as a bridge between various pacific island governments. It is incredibly important as it helps......
Tears for Tarshiha
When Israel became a state in 1948 Olfat Mahmoud’s family had to flee their home in the town of Tarshiha......