Media Release 29 June 2022 Protests at the Yongah Hill detention centre broke out Sunday night, following the tragic death of a person held at the centre earlier in the month. The demonstrations are a product of a broken and dangerous immigration detention system in urgent need of reform. Australia is an international outlier, keeping
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Media Release 27 May 2022 The strength of the Nadesalingam family, the tireless work of the local community, Carina Ford Lawyers and #HometoBilo campaign will see Nades and Priya, and their daughters Kopika and Tharnicaa return to their home in Biloela, Queensland. However, the Nadesalingam family have not received permanent protection and have instead been
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Media Release 22 May 2022 Refugees and people seeking asylum have been subjected to unimaginably cruel and arbitrary policies over the last nine years. The results from the 2022 election have strongly rejected this politics of fear and division and clearly shown that Australians want a more humane and compassionate country for refugees. The Australian
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Media Release 3 May 2022 Reports of people held at the Melbourne Immigration Transit Accommodation (MITA) being forcibly moved to the Christmas Island detention centre are concerning as the facilities on the island are woefully inadequate and harmful. The Asylum Seeker Resource Centre (ASRC) has spoken to people inside MITA who have been handcuffed without
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Media Release 20 April 2022 Temporary Protection Visas (TPV) and Safe Haven Enterprise Visas (SHEV) are policy failures that separate families and prevent refugees from rebuilding their lives, they must be abolished. Over recent days in the run-up to the election, Prime Minister Scott Morrison has indicated that maintaining these visas is a key policy
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Media Release 7 April 2022 Around 26 refugees have been released from onshore detention on 7-8 April 2022, joining around 250 people released since December 2020 and leaving an estimated 5 to 6 people transferred from offshore detention for medical reasons still in detention. Of the 26 people released it is estimated that 8 were
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