Health needs of refugee and asylum seeker women
The terms 'refugee' and 'asylum seeker' are often used interchangeably in conversation, but there is an…
Refugees
World’s first clean energy refugee camp
The UN refugee agency (UNHCR) has recently launched a solar power plant in Jordan's Azraq camp.…
Appealing Immigration Department Decisions
The Administrative Appeals Tribunal, or AAT, drew criticism from Federal Immigration Minister Peter Dutton this week…
Manus To Close, But Where Will Refugees Go?
The Government has finally announced the closure of Manus Island Detention Centre, with reports saying the…
The Welcome Dinner Project connects new arrivals with established Aust...
Building communities one shared meal at a time - that's the remit of The Welcome Dinner Project,…
What will happen to the 80,000 refugees Sweden plans to eject?
Sweden plans to expel 80,00 asylum seekers from the country after their applications for refugee status…
Are Protests Effective? And if Not, Who Do We Protest To?
On Wednesday this week, about 40 protesters from a group called the Whistleblowers, Activists and Citizens…
Government move to block refugees from coming to Australia
The Australian government has proposed a lifelong immigration ban on all refugees seeking Asylum in Australia,…
Future of Manus Refugees
With leaked reports from Nauru about abuse and selfharm of the detainees and Manus to be…
Why are we ignoring the Nauru files leak?
Last week, the Guardian Australia released around 2,000 leaked incident reports from Nauru, Australia's offshore processing centre. The…
Theatre piece Tribunal aims to give refugees a voice
Tribunal is a theatre piece from Western Sydney's Powerhouse Youth Theatre and Griffin Theatre Company that combines the tales…
What’s really going on with the government’s Syria/Iraq refugee initia...
Since former Prime Minister Tony Abbott announced late last year that Australia would be welcoming 12,000…