AHRC calls on Home Affairs to address COVID-19 risks in detention centres Federal Among its 20 recommendations detailed in a new report, the AHRC has called on the government to release priority groups from closed immigration detention.
Home Affairs charged over Sydney detention centre death Wednesday March 10, 2021 By Shannon Jenkins Federal The Department of Home Affairs and its healthcare provider International Health and Medical Services have been charged with breaching federal work health and safety laws…
ABF defends Christmas Island reopening on Twitter, AHRC ‘deeply concerned’ Wednesday August 5, 2020 By Shannon Jenkins Federal The Australian Border Force has taken to social media to defend its decision to reopen the detention centre on Christmas Island after a number of media…
The price of expediency: Nauru and Manus were exceptional circumstances Wednesday September 14, 2016 By David Donaldson News The Immigration department has reacted to an excoriating audit of procurement much as it does when accused of ignoring the human costs of offshore detention.
Why I compared Australian Border Force to Nazis: psychiatrist Thursday March 10, 2016 By The Mandarin News Michael Pezzullo clumsily defended Immigration staff against accusations asylum seeker detention resembles Nazi camps . But the psychiatrist who first made the claim is standing…
PR 'stuff-up': Michael Pezzullo defense falls flat, allegedly Wednesday March 9, 2016 By Jason Whittaker News A former Immigration Department communications manager says the secretary had a "foot in mouth" moment in referencing "alleged" Nazi crimes while defending detention centre operations.
We're no rogue agency: Immigration Department chief Tuesday March 8, 2016 By Jason Whittaker News The boss of Australia's most contentious Commonwealth agency, Immigration and Border Protection, has made a rare public statement defending his department and staff against accusations…
Erika Feller on mass migration and the risk to good democracy Friday October 30, 2015 By The Mandarin Foreign Affairs & Immigration Writing ahead of the Democracy in Transition conference in Melbourne, former DFAT diplomat and UNHCR assistant high commissioner Erika Feller questions whether Australia's democratic system…
Dangers of detention centres under control, says safety watchdog Thursday July 2, 2015 By Stephen Easton Features Comcare's CEO says she's appalled by the latest salvo from its vocal critics over safety in immigration detention centres, based on an FOI release. Soon…
