Federal Government scrambles to close loophole making offshore immigration...
By Dan Conifer and Matthew Doran ABC News The Federal Government has introduced emergency legislation to Parliament to safeguard its offshore detention network. Late last night the Government called...
View ArticleRead and weep: a gentle reminder of what happens in offshore detention centres
By Max Chalmers, New Matilda On Wednesday morning it emerged that Labor and the Coalition would vote together to rush legislation shoring up the legal foundations of offshore detention through...
View ArticleHow much power is too much when dealing with asylum seekers
Gabrielle Appleby and Claire Higgins, The Age Extract: The proposed Good Order Bill gives broad discretionary powers to private contractors working in Australian immigration detention centres for the...
View ArticleBurnside pursuing ICC options
One of the nation’s senior barristers, Julian Burnside, has started a campaign to convince the International Criminal Court to investigate Prime Minister Tony Abbott and former immigration minister...
View ArticleMore than 150 asylum seekers challenge offshore processing policy in High Court
Angela Lavoipierre,ABC NEWS, 25 August 2015 More than 150 asylum seekers are challenging the Federal Government in the High Court over its offshore processing policy. Their lawyers will argue Australia...
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