Whistleblower Says Asylum Seekers Waterboarded And Zip Tied By "Thug-Like" Guards On Nauru
A whistleblower who worked in the Nauru immigration detention centre has gone public with allegations…More
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"Unconscionable" New Law Will Let Immigration Detention Guards Kill After Minimal Training
A bill currently before the Federal Parliament would give potentially lethal powers to guards in…More
Abbott's Offshore Catastrophe: How Australia's Treatment of Refugee Women Echoes an Older Violence
Australian immigration detention centres on Nauru and Manus Island have become breeding grounds for abuse.…More
Refugee Heavyweights Join Forces For Tonight’s ‘Politics In The Pub’
Human rights lawyer and fierce critic of Australia’s punitive refugee policies Julian Burnside will be…More
What Nauru's President Forgot To Mention In His Daily Telegraph Op-Ed
When it comes to uncovering human rights abuses in immigration detention, or examining the problems…More
One Positive To Take From The Labor Conference
By the time Michele O’Neil took the stage on the second day of Labor’s national…More
The Refugee Question That Richard Marles Couldn’t Answer
It was a big weekend for the shadow minister for immigration. As the ALP’s national…More
Move To Have Labor Oppose Asylum Seeker Turn Backs Fails
Labor will not adopt clear opposition to the Abbott government policy of boat turn backs,…More
Labor Poised To Go 'Down The Rabbit Hole' On More Immigration Detention Cruelty
As the first day of Labor’s 2015 national conference winds down, the party’s position on…More
We Need To Move Beyond Rhetoric To Regional Solutions For Refugees
In Australian politics, improving life for refugees in the Asia-Pacific region only seems to get…More