Rondeau: On the road
A poem by awarded poet Sandra Renew
Tag Archives: Refugees
Pathway to freedom – the end of indefinite detention in Australia
Right Now interviews Josephine Langbien, Senior Lawyer at the Human Rights Law Centre, about the significance of the High Court’s ruling on indefinite detention, and the Australian Government’s response.
Editor’s note on Gaza
Civilians should never be a target of war, terrorism or violence. The international community, including the Australian Government, must call for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire.
Australia’s mistreatment of asylum seekers seeking refuge by air must end
Australian governments have quietly worked to prevent people seeking asylum from taking safer journeys by air.
Khadim Ali’s dialectic epic: Invisible Border
A reverent silence overtakes us the moment we enter artist Khadim Ali’s world. Like Dorothy entering a technicolour Oz, we gape at a fire-engine red tapestry that hangs from the ceiling. It commands our full attention, being spotlighted in an otherwise dark room.
No refuge: Unpicking the 2021 Australian Budget
Every year, there are high hopes that the budget will usher in new policies for refugees and people seeking asylum. Unfortunately, the 2021-22 budget appears to forecast another bleak 12 months for refugees.
No fair go for the forgotten ‘legacy caseload’ asylum seekers
Dr. Sangeetha Pillai writes about the story of Zaki Haidari and how he got caught up in Australia’s ‘legacy caseload’ legal limbo.
The Subtle Art of Cultural Activism: a Review of Stateless
Based on the true story of a woman wrongfully detained in offshore detention, Stateless challenges our capacity for empathy.
A Source of Shame: Australia’s Failure to Uphold the Human Rights of Refugees
Australia’s public health response to COVID-19 demonstrates a double standard that blatantly disregards refugees and asylum seekers’ fundamental right to health.
The Legacy of the Asylum Seeker Phone Ban
A proposed law that recently went before the Australian Federal Parliament would have given the Department of Home Affairs the power to ban access to mobile phones and other communication devices for some of the most vulnerable and isolated people in Australia: the refugees, asylum seekers and other non-citizens who are held in immigration detention.