Protests Against Indefinite Mandatory Detention In Australia Go Global
A video featuring more than 50 people in 33 cities across 23 countries – including…More
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'A Version' Of Asylum Seeker Rape Report Will Be Publicly Released, Promises Government
The Abbott Government has confirmed it will release a report into allegations of serious sexual…More
A Minor Footnote To Our Shameless Persecution Of Asylum Seekers
When it comes to Australia’s treatment of asylum seekers, I think it is impossible to…More
My Eye Opening Visit To Immigration Detention
Recently, I accompanied my son, Ben, a human rights activist, on a visit to meet…More
How Bowen Lied About Malaysia
There are many ways to lie in politics. Politicians can lie directly, by saying something…More
Can The Courts Stop Mandatory Detention?
The recent High Court challenge to the Government’s Malaysian Solution focuses attention of the use…More
The Right Response To Villawood
The widespread description of last week’s riot at Villawood as simply a criminal act is…More
Has Life In Sri Lanka Really Normalised?
Political alarm over the spike in boat people arrivals last week prompted the Rudd Government’s…More
Could the Bad Old Days of Mandatory Detention Come Back?
For many Australians, the mistakes and brutality of the mandatory detention policy under the Howard…More
The Terrifying Debate
Responses to the Federal Government’s recent reform of Australia’s immigration detention policy have once again…More