Eight days that triggered a dark Australian legacy Political masterstroke to some, cruel and illegal to others, the 2001 Tampa affair triggered a costly legacy of offshore processing. AAP · Aug 28
Australian asylum reject's bid to outrun Trump purge A young refugee rebuffed by Australia now hopes he can outlast the Trump administration's bid to be rid of him while on a temporary study visa. AAP · Jul 10
Australian government hopes to rush laws that could detain dangerous migrants The Australian government hopes to rush legislation through Parliament that could place behind bars some of the migrants who have been freed since the High Court ruled their indefinite detention was unconstitutional The Independent UK · Dec 6, 2023
Sahar won a scholarship to study law at uni – but then the Australian government stepped in When the refugee reached 18 and left high school, her right to earn a degree was suddenly withdrawn The Guardian - AU · Feb 10, 2023
Finally free after almost a decade in immigration detention, Amin is too sick to work and struggles to eat even one meal a day Amin Afravi lost 24 kilograms during his years in detention and it's left his body so depleted that he struggles to eat and, despite finally being released, he's too weak to work. ABC News · Apr 21, 2022
Coalition urged to terminate Canstruct contract to end financial ‘black hole’ on Nauru There is little sense keeping refugees on island at great expense following New Zealand resettlement deal, human rights groups say The Guardian - AU · Mar 25, 2022
Australia agrees 450 refugees can be resettled in New Zealand, nine years after deal first offered Under the deal 150 refugees a year held on Nauru, or who have come to Australia temporarily, will be eligible for resettlement The Guardian - AU · Mar 24, 2022
NZ to resettle refugees from Australia Australia has agreed to a refugee resettlement deal with New Zealand after a longstanding offer from its trans-Tasman neighbour. AAP · Mar 24, 2022