Self-Harm, Protests Escalate On Nauru After Morrison Video Played To Asylum Seekers
Refugees settled on Nauru have marched on the Australian embassy as anger continues to run…More
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Palmer United Party Deal Revives Uncertainty For Asylum Seekers
A new deal struck by the Palmer United Party and Scott Morrison will prevent asylum…More
Deaths In Custody: The Art Of Australian Cruelty, From Manus to Alice
Another asylum seeker has died in custody. We should be honest about it: he died…More
Bowen Fronts Final Stage of Inquiry Into Children In Detention
Former Labor Immigration Minister Chris Bowen has defended his legacy and stood by the previous…More
'Woeful' Conditions On Manus Will Likely See Death Toll Rise, Warns Doctor
Health experts have warned that more deaths in offshore detention centres are likely and called…More
Friends Beyond Fences: Putting Faces To The Names Of The ASIO 46
On Wednesday nights after work, I visit my friends. I take a train, then a…More
Children In Detention: Too Many Horrors To Tell, In A Day Of Damning Testimony
By 11:15 yesterday morning – as recess was called, laptops snapped shut, and camera cables…More
Stonewalling Morrison Suddenly Finds Voice On Eve Of Kids In Detention Inquiry
Scott Morrison has used a rare one-on-one television interview to attack the credentials of Australian…More
Why We Shouldn’t Blame Voters For Our Appalling Asylum Policies
Last week Ben Eltham wrote two articles for New Matilda dealing with the latest escalation…More
Labor Pains: Saying One Thing, Doing Another On Refugees
On a cold, damp April evening this year, the Dandenong Civic Centre in south-eastern Melbourne…More