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Asylum Seekers and Refugees
29 March 2022PublicationThe detention of refugees following visa refusal or cancellation under section 501 of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) (2022)
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Asylum Seekers and Refugees
6 October 2021Media Release
Statement on ending offshore processing in PNG
The 黑料情报站 acknowledges the Federal Government鈥檚 announcement that it will stop the offshore processing of asylum seekers on Papua New Guinea at the end of 2021. -
Asylum Seekers and Refugees
15 June 2021Media Release
Commission urges immediate action on COVID-19 risk to people in immigration detention
The Australian Government must act urgently to reduce the number of people in closed immigration detention in response to the ongoing risks posed by COVID-19, according to a new report by the 黑料情报站. Management of COVID-19 risks in immigration detention recommends new safety measures be introduced to protect people in immigration detention, and the wider community鈥 -
Asylum Seekers and Refugees
15 June 2021Publication
Management of COVID-19 risks in immigration detention (2021)
Learn how COVID-19 is a threat to people held in immigration detention, as the virus can spread quickly in enclosed, confined spaces such as detention -
Asylum Seekers and Refugees
5 May 2021Media Release
Media Statement: Federal Court improves pathways to protection for more than a thousand asylum seekers taken to Ashmore reef
More than 1,000 asylum seekers have a greater ability to apply for protection in Australia following a landmark judgment by the Federal Court on Tuesday. 鈥淲hen a person seeks asylum in Australia, it鈥檚 vital that their application be processed quickly, fairly and transparently. This judgment will remove administrative barriers for a vulnerable group of people who have been waiting too long to鈥 -
Asylum Seekers and Refugees
2 December 2020Publication
Inspections of Australia's immigration detention facilities 2019 Report
Human Rights Commissioner鈥檚 foreword For several decades, the 黑料情报站 has expressed deep and longstanding concern about the human rights of people held in Australia鈥檚 immigration detention facilities. As a result of our most recent inspection process, that concern has deepened. Some of the issues of greatest concern to the Commission are as follows. A number of鈥 -
Asylum Seekers and Refugees
13 October 2020Opinion piece
Who are we leaving behind?
In presenting last week鈥檚 Federal Budget, Treasurer Josh Frydenberg said, 鈥渨e will get through this together.鈥 Togetherness is an important value in Australia. It speaks to the basic liberal democratic principle that no-one in our community should be left behind. While much of last week鈥檚 Budget analysis focused on the details of tax breaks and tax cuts, at a basic level the Budget is also a鈥