Refugees
Calls for Australia to have a stronger role in a regional refugee plan
Today is World Refugee Day – a day which draws attention to the plight of more than 40 million refugees......
Refugee Week kicks off raising hope
Refugee Week kicks off on 17 June, but it hasn’t exactly been off to a smooth start, as the Israeli......
Aboriginal passport for refugees
Two tamil refugees at Sydney’s Villawood Detention Centre were to be presented ‘Original Nation Passports’ today from Aboriginal elders. There......
Inverbrackie not so bad after all
The federal governnment announcement in 2010 that the Inverbrackie army barracks were to be converted for use as a immigration......
Forum calls for respect and justice for people smugglers
On the eve of Valentines day, The Refugee Action Coalition held a forum that asked Australians to show a different......
Boy Overboard, still relevant 10 years later
Authorities have intercepted two boats with more than 200 asylum seekers on their way to Christmas Island this week. Australia......
Political refugees hit home
Since the mid 1980s, Camp Ashraf in Iraq has been home to a group of Iranian political exiles. Known as......
Refugee advocates condemn deportation of Afghan refugee
This Saturday, 26 year old Ismail Mirza Jan will be the first Afghan asylum seeker to be involuntarily sent back......
Another suicide in detention
After another death at Villawood Detention Centre this morning, refugee advocacy groups are asking the government just how many deaths......