The Latest Breaking News from Gillian Triggs

Labor's visa detention stance compared with Trump's ICE

Rounding up people who have overstayed their visa into detention centres has been blasted as missing the mark and copying harsh immigration tactics in the US.

AAP · Sep 17

Afghan calls for justice as Roberts-Smith stews in cell

There are hopes the prosecution of Australia's most decorated living soldier will spark a global reckoning on crimes committed in a war-torn nation.

AAP · Apr 7

‘Keep moving forward’: Yunupingu leads Australia Day honours

Late Yolŋu Indigenous rights activist appointed companion of the Order of Australia, along with lawyer Megan Davis and refugee advocate Gillian Triggs

The Guardian - AU · Jan 25, 2025

UK’s Rwanda asylum plan policy against international law, says UN

The UNHCR said it ‘strongly condemns’ the plan to send migrants who arrive in Britain unlawfully, to Africa.

The Independent UK · Apr 15, 2022

Stay or go? Tough choice for Ivorian refugees living in Liberia for two decades

Jealian Didier fled his native Côte d'Ivoire after fighting broke out nearly 20 years ago. The 46-year-old father of five is among some 200 refugees finally returning from northern Liberia, where they've lived since 2003. Others, however, prefer to remain in their adopted homeland.

Radio France Internationale · Apr 14, 2022

Budget cuts to the Australian Human Rights Commission couldn't have come at a worse time

The budget for Australia’s national human rights institution, the Australian Human Rights Commission, will fall significantly over the next four years.

The Conversation · Mar 30, 2022