Refugees and asylum seekers
No one wants to return to the days of asylum seekers taking high risks in coming to Australia by boat, however, seeking asylum for protection from persecution is legal under …
What motivated the release of refugees? The possibility of an election loss …
Democrats refugee spokesperson, Chris Simpson: Imagine being incarcerated for nine years for nothing more than seeking a better life. Imagine being locked up at 24 years of age and finally …
Government fails Afghan people, again
The announcement last week by Minister Alex Hawke of 15,000 places for Afghan Refugees has been roundly criticised because it is spread over 4 years and is not an increase …
Grant Afghan asylum seekers visas now
It is beyond depraved that all this government can do in this humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, is to offer a moratorium on sending Afghan refugees in Australia back to Afghanistan! …
Amnesty for asylum seekers
Justice for the Biloela family is welcome but the appalling treatment of the Murugappans should never be repeated. The Murugappan family should be granted permanent residency in Australia, regardless of …
Sinking to new lows on asylum seekers
It’s hard to fathom why a government would deny timely medical treatment to four-year old Tharnicaa, whose Tamil parents fled Sri Lanka by boat almost a decade ago. By all …
Crisis in the refugee assessment program: Part 1
The refugee assessment program in Australia is in crisis.. the ‘fast track’ process for assessing legacy Irregular Maritime Arrival cases is four years behind schedule; the air arrival section is …
Ahmed: Every door is closed to me
No work rights, no study rights, no access to Medicare – this is the plight of asylum seekers denied access to bridging visas for years and years. It was brought …
Will Andrews drop 501 deportations?
Dutton is finally gone and Home Affairs has a new minister, Karen Andrews. The question now is whether she will follow in the needlessly hardline footsteps of her predecessor or …
A sorry tale of death and endless despair
60 men, currently held in hotel rooms in Melbourne where they have been for more than a year, were bussed yesterday to another hotel – The Park – under heavy …