Plea from Perth hospital bedside of Tamil child
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Plea from Perth hospital bedside of Tamil child

After being placed in detention for expired passports,the'Biloela Family'are in Perth after three-year-old year old Tharnicaa developed sepsis.

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Detainee in isolation after Yongah Hill escape tunnel plot foiled

Detainee in isolation after Yongah Hill escape tunnel plot foiled

Refugee advocates claim the tunnel is between 10 and 20 metres long and have released a video showing at least two detainees in the tunnel.

  • byHamish Hastie
Border Force working to quell riot at Christmas Island detention centre

Border Force working to quell riot at Christmas Island detention centre

Detainees being held in the centre rioted on Tuesday night and the Australian Border Force is still working to restore order.

  • byAnthony Galloway
Lambie outsourcing casting vote on asylum seeker phone ban to public poll

Lambie outsourcing casting vote on asylum seeker phone ban to public poll

Tasmanian senator Jacqui Lambie wants the public to inform her decision making on a contentious bill to confiscate mobile phones in detention centres.

  • byRob Harris
Refugee protesters vow to block Story Bridge if changes aren't made

Refugee protesters vow to block Story Bridge if changes aren't made

Demonstrators calling for refugees to be released from detention have blocked a busy Kangaroo Point street,vowing to target an even more high-profile spot if their demands are not met.

  • byStuart Layt
Refugee protest to block Kangaroo Point traffic on Sunday

Refugee protest to block Kangaroo Point traffic on Sunday

A large protest marking seven years of Australia's current offshore detention policy for refugees is expected to cause large traffic delays at Kangaroo Point.

  • byStuart Layt
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Staff stood down at Villawood Detention Centre due to COVID-19 concerns

Staff stood down at Villawood Detention Centre due to COVID-19 concerns

The Australian Border Force confirmed that staff employed at Villawood had recently been to the Crossroads Hotel.

  • byMatt Bungard andRachel Eddie
'Fight Club in a detention centre':Anthony LaPaglia's'risky'Below

'Fight Club in a detention centre':Anthony LaPaglia's'risky'Below

A futuristic dystopian comedy drama set in an outback detention centre,Maziar Lahooti's debut feature is unlike anything else you will see this year.

  • byKarl Quinn
Use of tear gas on Don Dale youth detainees unlawful,High Court rules

Use of tear gas on Don Dale youth detainees unlawful,High Court rules

The decision paves the way for four former detainees at the youth detention centre in Darwin to receive compensation from the Northern Territory government.

  • byMichaela Whitbourn
As I learn to live in freedom,Australia is still tormenting refugees

As I learn to live in freedom,Australia is still tormenting refugees

I have received messages from friends regarding Australians being confined to their homes and how they might begin to understand refugees'incarceration.

  • byBehrouz Boochani
Refugee activists protest on the rooftop of the Preston hotel
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Refugee activists protest on the rooftop of the Preston hotel

Medevac detainees are being housed at the hotel where activists are protesting on the rooftop.