Unless there were to be a bipartisan agreement in the Parliament or a government deal with the Greens, asylum seekers arriving by boat now need to be processed fairly,…
Staff Reporter, Thursday, 14th October 2010 -
Amnesty International has warned that detention conditions on Christmas Island are deteriorating rapidly and asylum seekers there, as well as in other detention centres around…
Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 28th July 2010 -
International aid agency Oxfam says a comprehensive regional approach to asylum seekers must be adopted by whoever wins the Federal Election if there is to be any hope of truly moving…
Staff Reporter, Monday, 12th July 2010 -
The Brotherhood of St Laurence believes that a regional framework for the processing of refugees is a step in the right direction.
The General Manager of BSL Community Services, Sarina…
Staff Reporter, Wednesday, 7th July 2010 -
Asylum seeker policies announced by both the Government and the Opposition fall well short of expectations about fair process and access to justice for asylum seekers, according…
Staff Reporter, Monday, 7th July 2003 -
A report by researchers at RMIT University has for the first time provided an insight into the experiences, wellbeing and prospects of refugees living on Temporary Protection Visas…
Staff Reporter, Tuesday, 2nd April 2002 -
The Superintendent of Australia’s largest church-based charity the Rev Dr Gordon Moyes AC has called for the creation of a national commission of eminent people from government…
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