Refugee activists removed by police after occupying Preston hotel housing medevac detainees

Refugee activists removed by police after occupying Preston hotel housing medevac detainees

Refugee activists barricaded themselves in a room in the Mantra hotel in Preston for about seven hours. As the protest took place,a Tamil detainee attempted suicide in his room.

  • byRachel Eddie andPaul Sakkal

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Questions the TV series'Stateless'left unanswered

Questions the TV series'Stateless'left unanswered

By writing out the role of the media and refugee advocates,the series does a disservice to those who worked to draw attention to those stranded in detention.

  • byAndra Jackson
Manus guard pleads with Morrison to settle claim before taking life
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Manus guard pleads with Morrison to settle claim before taking life

Before she died,security guard Diane Parker wrote to the Prime Minister about her PTSD. Now her family have joined 17 other former staff seeking compensation after the 2014 Manus Island riots.

  • byCameron Houston,David Estcourt andRachel Eddie
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Trailer:Stateless

Inspired by a true story,Stateless is a drama about four people and how their lives converge at an immigration detention camp in the desert.

Australia considers sending coronavirus evacuees to mining camps

Australia considers sending coronavirus evacuees to mining camps

As Christmas Island fills up with plane-loads of Australians the federal government is considering re-opening isolated mining camps to quarantine families.

  • byEryk Bagshaw andAnthony Galloway
PM warns Australians they are running out of time to get out of China

PM warns Australians they are running out of time to get out of China

He said the government may not be able to rescue them if they become stranded in a growing coronavirus lockdown.

  • byEryk Bagshaw
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Yongah Hill detainees protest over claims of rotten food and poor conditions

Yongah Hill detainees protest over claims of rotten food and poor conditions

A detainee claimed the Yongah Hill doctor had stopped giving out necessary medication and refused to renew detainee prescriptions.

  • byEmma Young andHannah Barry
Detainees on Manus trapped in a system without end

Detainees on Manus trapped in a system without end

Medevac provided a small reprieve for the acutely unwell. It also tacitly acknowledged our duty of care to refugees detained in our offshore centres. What now?

  • byMayda Ziabari
'When will we get freedom?':Behrouz Boochani on detention and award-winning book

'When will we get freedom?':Behrouz Boochani on detention and award-winning book

Behrouz Boochani was live streamed into the State Library of Queensland to discuss writing,power,freedom,humanity and the Australian immigration policy.

  • byJocelyn Garcia
Ghanim's story:Running for the promise of a new life

Ghanim's story:Running for the promise of a new life

Ghanim al-Shnen survived separation from his homeland,from his family and even his arms. But next Sunday he will again trust God and put his best foot forward.

  • byKonrad Marshall
Family say two-year-old detainee'recovering',government denies she was hurt

Family say two-year-old detainee'recovering',government denies she was hurt

Immigration department confirms incident involving two-year-old Tamil detainee but denies she was injured.

  • byYan Zhuang