‘Lawful but lacking humanity’:Judge rules on hotel detention of refugees

‘Lawful but lacking humanity’:Judge rules on hotel detention of refugees

Refugee Mostafa Azimitabar sued the federal government over his lengthy detention in two Melbourne hotels,arguing it was unlawful to keep him there.

  • byBianca Hall

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‘A facility in crisis’:Advocates lash WA premier amid call for change at Banksia Hill

‘A facility in crisis’:Advocates lash WA premier amid call for change at Banksia Hill

Experts expressed anger and shock at the premier’s comments that fetal alcohol spectrum disorder was used as “an excuse” for inmates’ actions at Banksia Hill.

  • byHolly Thompson
These offshore detention photos are harrowing. But they’re not real

These offshore detention photos are harrowing. But they’re not real

Social justice legal firm Maurice Blackburn has used artificial intelligence to illustrate the alleged experiences of detainees on Nauru and Manus islands.

  • byAmber Schultz
‘He’ll kill himself’:Kids fight to stop dad being deported to UK

‘He’ll kill himself’:Kids fight to stop dad being deported to UK

WA man Robert Taylor could be days away from being sent back to a country he last lived in as a baby.

  • byRebecca Peppiatt
Teenager with autism ‘treated like a dog’ in Banksia Hill

Teenager with autism ‘treated like a dog’ in Banksia Hill

The girl’s disturbing experience in the facility has been detailed in material filed with the Federal Court as part of a class action against the WA government.

  • byTim Dornin
The story of New Zealand deportees
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The story of New Zealand deportees

Since 2015 Australia has deported thousands of people to New Zealand. This is how New Zealand organisations are responding to the influx.

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McGowan accuses activists of ‘not listening’ after $63 million youth detention promise

McGowan accuses activists of ‘not listening’ after $63 million youth detention promise

High-profile attendees of last week’s 90-minute Banksia Hill crisis meeting at the premier’s office have offered differing views to the government of how the meeting went.

  • byHamish Hastie
‘Ripped apart’:Refugee to fight forced resettlement

‘Ripped apart’:Refugee to fight forced resettlement

A refugee who fled Iran and spent more than seven years in detention has been told he will not be settled in Australia and has days to decide where he wants to go.

  • byCaroline Schelle
Former detainee reveals ‘isolation,brutality’ at WA youth prison

Former detainee reveals ‘isolation,brutality’ at WA youth prison

The Noongar man has told a disability royal commission he was left “broken” by his time inside Western Australia’s only youth detention centre.

  • byMichael Ramsey
Treatment of WA children in Banksia Hill Detention Centre rolling lockdowns ‘unlawful’

Treatment of WA children in Banksia Hill Detention Centre rolling lockdowns ‘unlawful’

Justice Paul Tottle found the isolation inflicted on a child in the WA juvenile prison as severe and said it could result in considerable harm.

  • byTim Dornin
Boys self harming in WA adult prison unit

Boys self harming in WA adult prison unit

Between their arrival on July 20 and August 8,there were three attempted suicides and 13 minor self-harm attempts at the facility known as Unit 18.

  • byMichael Ramsey