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Ben Dohertyt theguardian.com, Tuesday 4 November 2014 11.16 AEST Tensions continue to escalate on Australia’s offshore island detention centres, with a further series of assaults on refugees on Nauru and rising disquiet on Manus...
Republished from the Age Sarah Whyte November 02, 2014 Proposed Abbott government changes to the Migration Act are incompatible with Australia’s human rights obligations, says a parliamentary committee on human rights chaired by a Liberal...
From Fairfax – Sarah Whyte Immigration Minister Scott Morrison has ordered that no asylum seekers be sent to Manus Island, instead funnelling them to the small Pacific Island of Nauru. In changes made to...
How good is this? SHIVERING in freezing conditions for five hours on Wollundry Lagoon on Saturday, Wagga man Scott Howie took a stand against perceived insensitivity over the plight of asylum seekers. Mr Howie took...
THERE is speculation a boatload of Tamil asylum seekers has been handed over to the Sri Lankan Navy as the federal government continues its silence over the reported interception of two vessels. CHRISTMAS...
Writing letters to politicians is not something I usually put a huge emphasis on but it is one thing that can be done quickly from home without too much effort. The content of the...
Australian Federal Police dressed in riot gear have forcibly suppressed a peaceful protest on Christmas Island. While Immigration Minister and the mainstream media are reporting a ‘violent clash’, one needs only to look at...
MEDIA RELEASE HUNDREDS ON HUNGER STRIKE, SEVEN STITCH LIPS AS CHRISTMAS ISLAND PROTEST SPREADS Around 75 asylum seekers who began their protest in solidarity with Reza Barati last Tuesday are in their sixth day...
from the Refugee Action Coalition For the third time in two weeks, there has been an attempted suicide by Manus Island asylum seekers trying to drown themselves. Today, Tuesday 13 April, a man believed...
Sunday an Iraqi man escaped from Manus Island Detention Centre by jumping over the fences. When he escaped, he ran into the ocean and tried to drown himself. He is still incredibly distressed and...