Tag: asylum seekers
The ‘Biloela family’ are going home – but what will Labor do with thousands of other asylum seekers in limbo in Australia?
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The long-running case of the “Biloela family” has taken a step forward, after the new Labor government confirmed they would be allowed to return home...
Afghan refugees can no longer wait — Australia must offer permanent protection now
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Just hours after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, Australia joined the international community in calling for the “safe and orderly departure of foreign nationals...
Resettling refugees in other countries is not working, nor is it fair. So, why is Australia doing it?
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The federal government has scrambled in recent days to minimise the political fallout from its treatment of the Tamil family from Biloela....
For Muslim refugees in immigration detention, another sombre, isolated Eid holiday
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Around Australia, Muslims have been preparing to celebrate Eid al-Fitr – “the feast of breaking the fast” that marks the end...
Refugees need protection from coronavirus too, and must be released
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Pressure is growing to release people from immigration detention, with lawyers from Australia’s Human Rights Law Centre mounting a court case on behalf of...
The most important issue facing Australia? New survey sees huge spike in concern over climate change
Nearly half of Australians aged 18-24 view climate change
as the biggest problem facing Australia in new national survey. James Ross/AAP
While most Australians still...