Refugees
World Refugee Week comes to a close
Throughout the week, World Refugee Week was celebrated in Australia, creating awareness of asylum seekers around the world. Many groups......
Why Australia should walk with refugees
June 20 is World Refugee Day – a time to celebrate the positive contributions made by refugees to Australian society.......
Should we reconsider being a signatory to the Refugee Convention?
New figures from the UNHCR show the number of refugees worldwide is on the rise, with 45.2 million forcibly displaced......
Immigration insiders: Baquir’s story
Baquir Rezaire left Afghanistan to find a better life, a life he found when he arrived in Australia. By it......
Charities feeling the pressure to support refugees
Charities have been overwhelmed by requests for help from some of Australia’s newest residents. Refugees struggling to survive on their......
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......
Refugee advocates fear Bali talks will miss the mark
As the Foreign Minister and Immigration Minister head to Indonesia for a yearly summit on people smuggling, refugee advocates say......
Backlog of Syrian refugees in Lebanon
While the future of the Syrian conflict remains uncertain as it enters into its third year, the refugee crisis developing......
A Tamil Tigress tells her story
In 1987, Niromi de Soyza and her friend decided to leave their comfortable middle class homes and join the Tamil......
PNG court rejects bid to halt Manus Island arrivals
The national court of Papua New Guinea has rejected a bid led by the country’s opposition leader to stop refugees......