The double perspective that Dawood Amiri offers as both an asylum seeker and people-smuggler adds nuance and compassion to a national debate often devoid of both, writes Veronica Sullivan.
Kat Phyn sits down with the original founders of the Christian protest group that has become well known for its unconventional tactics in a fight for the rights of asylum seekers.
Jinane Ghazale shares the impressions of the Syrian refugee crisis that she received through her trip to Lebanon.
The Australian Government has a long standing policy of not paying ransoms. Yet last week it demanded a hefty one for the release of over 100 children from immigration detention.
Right Now arts editor Samira Farah speaks with Mehdi Jaghuri, an Afghan-Australian artist who fled Hazara targeted persecution when he was a child.
Exhibited at the Global Ideas Forum this weekend, Voiceless Journeys is a project that depicts the stories of 101 people who left their countries as a result of conflict or internal problems to come to Australia.
Refugees are the most vulnerable class of people in the world. Besmellah Rezaee, a former refugee fleeing persecution in Afghanistan, argues for a more compassionate asylum seeker policy.
By Roxanne Moore and Alexandra Scott. We cheered when Rudd abolished Temporary Protection Visas. We celebrated when Rudd ended the Pacific Solution. His return to power restored our hope… then suddenly – BAM – hello Darkness, my old friend. Now what? This shrewd policy has left most of us in despair, grasping at arguments which […]
There is scope across the board for the Australian government to place a far stronger emphasis on human rights in its relationship with PNG, writes Jonathan Schultz.
By Sienna Merope Australia’s current mandatory detention policy not only breaches our legal and ethical obligations, it is also a colossal waste of money. Mandatory detention of what the Federal Government likes to call “Irregular Maritime Arrivals” was first introduced in 1989. Under the policy, all asylum seekers who arrive by boat are put in […]