Refugees
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With borders closed, our lifelines to family overseas have been cut. The isolation is suffocating
Τhe first exhibition I visited when I arrived in Sydney in 2010 was called On Their Own: Britain’s Child Migrants.…
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Australia’s borders are shut, so where does that leave refugees?
When COVID-19 reached Australia in late March, the government swiftly closed the country’s borders and hit pause on the Humanitarian…
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Why has a two-year-old girl lived her entire life in Australian immigration detention?
The father of one of them says he hasn’t been allowed to visit his daughter for months, and amid the…
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Searches, Seizures and Sanctions in Australia’s Immigration Detention Camps
Pursuant to an amendment to the Migration Act (Cth), non-citizens who have committed criminal offences in Australia are now subject,…
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Peter Dutton’s confidence in ignoring the judiciary mocks Australia’s system of government
Despite the first generations of foreign settlers arriving by boat, Australia has a fractious relationship with refugees who cross our…
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We can’t forget about humanity’s most vulnerable
The COVID-19 pandemic is exposing and exacerbating one of our greatest weaknesses – the treatment of refugees and people seeking…
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Forcibly displaced now account for 1% of humanity – UN report
Almost 80 million people are refugees or internally displaced, with the number doubling in the past decade The number of…
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One per cent of the world’s population is now forcibly displaced
Forced displacement caused by conflict, persecution and violence is now affecting more than one per cent of humanity, or one…
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A refugee’s story: ‘The execution order came for my mum’
But she never expected the speech in 2000 to travel far and wide, resulting in an order for her to…
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‘This is how they drive you mad’: refugee turns anguish into art
I walk the paths I know so well and call Farhad Bandesh. Arnold Zable The Age He is detained in…
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Manus Island detention centre contracts did not show value for money, audit office finds
Ahead of last year’s federal election, Labor demanded an investigation into the procurement of government contracts by the department, after…
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Refugee advocates fight proposed laws giving minister power to ban mobile phones in immigration detention
Proposed new laws that would give authorities the power to ban mobile phones from Australian immigration detention centres could be…
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As I learn to live in freedom, Australia is still tormenting refugees
After the first month – during which I was traveling to participate in panels and events – I spent my…
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Government pushes for increased Border Force powers inside immigration detention facilities
The federal government is set to announce new legislation that will give Australian Border Force officials increased powers to conduct…
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Deportation and Disease: Central America’s COVID-19 Dilemmas
Some deportees are carrying the virus. ICG Central American states should press their northern neighbours for more stringent health measures.…
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Violence forced the Rohingya to flee Myanmar
I waved goodbye to my parents in October last year as I boarded a plane back to Bangladesh. Gemma Snowdon…
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