offshore detention
This Report Carefully Explains Why Turning Back Boats Doesn't Work
Spoiler: deterrence policies don't work on people fleeing war.
Is the Manus Island Detention Centre Closed or Not?
Papua New Guinea’s Chief Justice says yes. The Australian Government says no.
Australia's Refugee Resettlement Deal With the US is Confusing
New Zealand offered to take our refugees months ago and we knocked them back. How is the US a better option?
Sydney's Storms Dragged a Sculpture About Refugees Into the Sea
The sculpture was one of three destroyed at Tamarama Beach.
Malcolm Turnbull Has Urged UN Members to Copy Australia's 'Tough Borders' Policy
This comes only months after the UN ruled the permanent detainment of refugees is illegal under international law.
Refugee Detention Has Cost Australian Taxpayers Nearly $10 Billion Since 2013
Oh, and our asylum seeker policies will cost a further $5.7 billion over the next four years.
Wilson Security Have Pulled out of Nauru and Manus Island
"Provision of security services at Regional Processing Centres is not in line with Wilson Security's long term strategic priorities."
88-Year-Old Asks Peter Dutton if He Can Swap Places With a Refugee on Nauru or Manus
Jim Macken, a retired Australian judge, sent a letter to the immigration minister with "complete sincerity."
If You Question the Conditions on Nauru, Your Visa Will Be Denied
Two Danish MPs found this out the hard way.
Denmark Wants to Copy Australia’s Controversial Offshore Detention Model
Six anti-immigration Danish MPs will visit Nauru this weekend, researching how the model could be applied back home.
Manus To Officially Close, But No Refugees From The Centre Will be Settled in Australia
Immigration Minister Peter Dutton has confirmed the controversial offshore processing centre is shutting down.
Australia Should Be As Outraged By the Nauru Files As We Were About Don Dale
An op-ed by Eva Orner, who spent two years dissecting Australia's offshore detention centers on Nauru and Manus Island for her film Chasing Asylum.