Social Justice
The Government has been sent an overwhelming message from the opposition, the High Court and the public: no off-shore processing....
Protests broke out at the Darwin detention centre on Wednesday over the long waiting periods detainees face. Construction has been halted...
The Law
First Australia’s Malaysia solution for asylum seekers came under scrutiny. Now, Australia’s tough laws on people smugglers are being challenged...
Despite strong opposition from parts of the Labor party today, the Julia Gillard has announced that the government will dig...
Ten years on from the Children Overboard affair that led to the Howard government’s decision to adopt the Pacific Solution,...
Yesterday’s High Court decision has raised a huge dilemma for the government about whereto go next with refugee policy. With...
It’s a blow for the federal government but a huge relief for asylum seekers who are celebrating today’s decision by...
The government’s own human rights body has warned against the plan to send asylum seekers to Manus Island, cliaming it...
The High Court of Australia has put a freeze on the Government’s plan to deport 16 asylum seekers. It’s the...
On any single day in an immigration detention centre in Australia there’s an average of three self-harm attempts. This month,...