Australia's New Political Prisoners
If your ancestors were transported from Dorset as convicts in 1834, they may well have…More
Tagged: asio
Why ASIO Needs More Scrutiny
Manokala Jenaddarsan and her son Ragavan are tasting freedom for the first time this week.…More
How Asylum Seekers Become 'Dangerous Refugees'
Civil wars lead to hard choices: individuals have to decide whether to become warriors, or…More
'Lost Cause' Tamil Refugee On Suicide Watch
Refugee advocates say a Tamil man in his early 30s was taken to Royal Melbourne…More
ASIO Still The End Of The Line For Refugees
An independent review process for asylum seekers’ adverse security assessments (ASAs) has been shown to…More
How To Rein In ASIO
The is the second in a two-part series on ASIO. Part one can be found…More
ASIO Is Judge, Jury And Executioner
By mid-2012, around 140,000 Tamils found themselves displaced across 65 countries after the end of…More
The Surveillance State Tunes In
If rational minds were in charge, last week’s announcement by the government of an inquiry…More
Alert and Alarmed
The case of Dr Mohamed Haneef has most Australians worried, not just because of the…More
Speak no evil – security law on the books
The last time the fundamental civil and political rights of Australians were as threatened as…More