The United Nations’ High Commissioner for Refugees, Thomas Vargas, has stated paying people smugglers will not work and could encourage the smugglers. UNHCR staff [...]
The 1951 Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, to which Australia is a signatory, defines a refugee as: “Any person who owing to a well founded fear of being [...]
Speaking to the ABC,Professor Don Rothwell – Professor of International Law at the Australian National University, has stated If Australia is making payment to people [...]
The Senate Inquiry in to Asylum Seekers being held in Nauru has revealed a world of fear,degradation and hopelessness. These terrible conditions in the detention centre has [...]
Michelle Grattan, University of Canberra Last Friday, Attorney-General George Brandis and Immigration Minister Peter Dutton issued an extraordinary statement [...]
The Greens have called on the Abbott Government to commit quickly and to fairly processes the asylum claims of 157 Tamils who will reach the Australian mainland. [...]
Greens’ immigration spokesperson, Senator Sarah Hanson-Young said “Christmas Island is at crisis point,” and has called on the Abbott Government to [...]
Hieu Van Le will become the next Governor of South Australia. Mr Le arrived in Australia 36 years ago from war torn Vietnam, if he had arrived nowadays under the Abbott [...]