There's Nowhere To Sleep On Lampedusa
The Italian government’s response to the refugee crisis that has unfolded on the island of…More
Tagged: asylum-seekers
A TPV By Any Other Name?
Immigration Minister Chris Bowen is keen to distinguish Labor’s new policy of temporary visas for…More
'Stripping People Of Their Humanity'
I have just returned from the Easter convergence at Curtin Detention Centre in far north…More
Back To The Future For Asylum Seekers
After days of violent protests at Sydney’s Villawood Detention Centre, the Gillard Government has announced…More
The Right Response To Villawood
The widespread description of last week’s riot at Villawood as simply a criminal act is…More
Another Cruel Island
The images are uncannily familiar to anyone who’s followed Australian politics for the past decade.…More
Our Asylum Seeker Policy Is Brutal
The asylum seekers at Christmas Island continue to be deprived of their liberty. The laws…More
'Don't Send Us Back To Remote Detention'
Before they were bundled onto a charter flight this morning, survivors of the crash made…More
No Dignified Burial From DIAC
Four families have asked that the bodies of their loved ones be sent back to…More
Why Bother With Offshore Processing Now?
Yesterday’s unanimous High Court decision to declare unlawful the treatment of two Tamil asylum seekers…More