Mercy for Seena
I was distressed to read today about Seena, a 9-year-old asylum seeker from Iran who was orphaned after the boat in which he was travelling sank in December last year. Seena has been in immigration...
View ArticleJulia uses the F-word
THE Christmas Island detention centre will be significantly scaled down as a result of last week’s violent protests, as the government continues to be lashed by local residents who say they warned of...
View ArticleChristmas Island Riot: Now on Tour at a Detention Centre Near You!
SYDNEY’S Villawood Detention Centre last night erupted into violence with rioting detainees setting fire to the facility and forcing guards to retreat. More than 30 firefighters were battling to...
View ArticleAsylum Seekers Bounce Back
ASYLUM seekers at a remote Cape York detention centre say they witnessed a simulated confrontation between a highly distressed man whose refugee claim had been rejected and immigration officials and...
View ArticleMalaysian refugee “solution” on hold after legal action
In May this year, our government proposed a “solution” to the increasing arrival of refugees: deport 800 asylum seekers who arrive by boat and swap them with 4000 refugees from Malaysian camps over...
View ArticleBreaking News: High Court declares Malaysian “Solution” illegal
Just handed down at 2:15pm today: the High Court has declared the Malaysian “Solution” to be illegal in Plaintiff M70/2011 v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2011] HCA 32. I shall shamelessly...
View ArticleMalaysian Solution Post Mark II
[This is (I hope) a more polished take on the High Court's Malaysian Solution case, with the benefit of further reflection. It also attempts to explain just why the Federal Government thought they had...
View ArticleProcessing While U Wait
The sinking of a boat carrying 200 asylum seekers last week near Christmas Island has reignited debate over Australia’s policy deadlock. The government has renewed a call for a refugee swap deal with...
View ArticleCredit where it's due
A few days ago – via a friend’s Facebook news feed – I learnt that a thread concerning asylum seekers on Perth Now’s Facebook page had spiralled out of control in a particularly virulent way. Based on...
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