Parliament Wants A Silver Bullet
Today is one of those days that test the faith of political commentators. The asylum…More
Tagged: asylum-seekers
Asylum Seekers A Wicked Problem
Another lost boat. More lost lives. Another round of calls for "compromise" and "bipartisanship" on…More
Burmese Asylum Seekers In Timor Limbo
A growing number of asylum seekers are arriving in East Timor by boat on their…More
Iranians The Black Sheep Of Detention
Ali Rahimi, a 44-year old Iranian refugee detained at Villawood Detention centre for more than…More
'Refuge Is Human'
Over the weekend refugees inside Darwin’s Airport Lodge (DAL) immigration facility hung a huge banner…More
Australia's New Detention Capital
Wickham Point Immigration Detention Centre is Darwin’s newest detention facility. It’s a 40km drive south…More
Xmas Island Tragedy Was Foreseeable, Says Coroner
Against the deafening clamour of the Labor leadership tussle, the report into the largest peacetime…More
The Boys Locked Up At Leonora
Pressure from a group of teenage detainees inside the Leonora Immigration Detention Facility eased a…More
Crisis In Limbo
Habib Habiburahman is a Rohingan man who fled Burma some years ago. Detained in Malaysia…More
Serco Warns Of 'Self-Harm Culture'
Internal documents from Serco reveal that staff at immigration detention centres are told to be…More