Refugees
Refugee rhetoric ties pollies hands
‘Leaky boats’, ‘queue jumpers’, ‘Christmas Island crises’ and ‘getting tough on border protection’. Sound familiar? That’s because a repetition of......
Christmas Island refugees continue their protest
Demonstrations are continuing on Christmas Island after 300 asylum seekers broke out of the North West Point Detention Centre over......
The experiences of refugee women in Australia
Some women flee dangerous situations overseas only to face more challenges in their new countries. Women and children make up......
Darwin Immigration Centre Fuels Mental Health Concerns
The Federal Government has announced plans for a new 1500 bed detention centre in Darwin to house asylum seekers. This......
Refugee family seperated
A Sri Lankan family who were recently granted refugee status, has been separated after the father failed an ASIO security......
Another death at Villawood
An Iraqi man has died while being held at Villawood Detention Centre. The 41 year old was found hanging in......
Leonora abuse claim sparks children-in-detention debate
The government’s approach to immigration detention has been thrown into the spotlight again, after reports of child sex abuse at......
Protests against the forced move of a gay Tamil refugee
Refugee advocacy groups are stepping up their campaign for more humane treatment of asylum seekers. They’ve been taking action at......
Oxfam gives conditional support to a refugee regional solution
Asylum seeker policy is always a hot topic during an election, and this year the talk is about a regional......
Gillard joins the “tough on refugees” election auction
The Prime Minister Julia Gillard has indicated that she’s going to fight hard when it comes to refugees in the......