Supporters of Biloela Tamil family ‘not giving up’ after the election result
Contributed by Ugly Last year, the Federal Court dismissed the application by a Tamil family to remain in Australia. They had argued that they would…
Contributed by Ugly Last year, the Federal Court dismissed the application by a Tamil family to remain in Australia. They had argued that they would…
Australia’s continued detention of about 1,000 refugees and asylum-seekers on two remote Pacific islands has garnered international criticism as details emerge of alarming rates of…
Contributed by Joe Montero. The passing of the Medical Evacuation Bill was a defeat for the Morrison government. Sort of anyway. The minister can intervene…
Contributed by Ugly Kurdish asylum seeker from Iran and in detention on Manus Island, Behrouz Boochani, has just won the Victorian Prize for Literature, for…
Immigration officials are secretly shifting asylum seeker families from Nauru to Adelaide as part of an operation to remove all children from the island’s…
From Gabby Sutherland Former Save the Children teacher on Nauru The only life he’s known is guards shouting, steel fences, and unending detention on a…
The following by Ben Doherty (the Guardian 16 August 2018) tells of the disgraceful manner in which the Australian authorities are treating vulnerable children detained…
Because an Afghan was supposed to be deported on a flight to Istanbul, activist Elin Ersson refused to sit down. What happens in the…
Contributed by Ben Wilson Thousands of people across Australia joined over the weekend, in marches calling for the end of detaining asylum seekers on…
This article by acclaimed asylum seeker Behrouz Boochani was published by the Huffington Post on 25 June, and provides an insider view of what it’s…