Targeted Racism: The Language Of Asylum And Deterrence
There’s an Australian Customs & Border Protection advertisement doing the rounds on social media. It…More
Tagged: asylum-seekers
Abbott Distances Coalition From 'Pay To Enter' Migration System
Prime Minister Tony Abbott has distanced his party from a controversial Productivity Commission paper outlining…More
Australia Blasted For 'Paying Cambodia To Take Refugees Off Its Hands'
An international human rights organisation has issued a scathing criticism of a deal that will…More
British Columnist Calling For 'Gunboats' To Be Used On Refugees Cites Australia As Inspiration
It’s the article that caused an outcry in the UK and pushed some pundits to…More
New Laws Give Serco Guards Power To Use Force With Less Accountability Than Police
Serco guards working in immigration detention centres could be granted broad powers to use force…More
Australians Still Confused About Proportion Of Asylum Seekers Who Are 'Genuine' Refugees
A new poll on the public perception of asylum seekers has found less than one…More
Cricket Eases Angst As Refugees Wait On Processing
Since the age of six, Previn* has been a refugee. During the Sri Lankan civil…More
New Laws Allow Security To 'Quash' Detention Centre Protests, Parliament Warned
A bill designed to increase the powers of officers in detention centres could allow the…More
Child Abuse Royal Commission Urged To Probe Immigration Detention Centres
The Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse has been urged to examine…More
Asylum Seeker Ends Hunger Strike But Still Faces Indefinite Detention
A 25-year-old Iranian asylum seeker has ended a 44-day hunger strike after reports he was…More