Today the Federal Circuit Court ruled that baby Ferouz, born in a Brisbane hospital, is not able to stay in Australia as a refugee. His family fled Burma after facing persecution as members of the Rohingyar minority. They arrived in Australia in September last year and are subject to the former Government’s policy of detaining
Read moreA Bill introduced into Federal Parliament today by Immigration Minister Scott Morrison seeks to reintroduce temporary protection visas and severely curtails fairness in the refugee process. Acting CEO of the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC), Serina McDuff, said this latest attempt by the Minister to bring back temporary protection is a desperate deal with the cross-bench that
Read moreScott Morrison has finally deigned to provide the Australian community with some detail around his border protection efforts. As it turns out, he hasn’t stopped the boats; he’s simply turned them back. Like all Australians, we are relieved that it has been many months since there has been a death at sea. But that’s where
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