Media reports about refugees and asylum seekers
Please note: some of the older links to news stories may be broken.
January 2022 media
Worse outcomes during childbirth for Australia’s migrant and refugee women, experts say (ABC) Jan …December 2021 media
‘Confusion, no answers’ as Australia ends offshore asylum seeker processing deal with PNG (SBS) …November 2021 media
Afghan Hazara refugees stuck in SHEV limbo while families face nightmare in Afghanistan (ABC) …October 2021 media
Concerns over Park Hotel asylum seeker Covid-19 outbreak in Melbourne as numbers grow (news.com.au) …September 2021 media
Australia’s immigration centre vaccination rates ‘appalling’ (SBS) 25 September ‘Over the moon’: 10 Afghan …August 2021 media
The Tampa affair, as it became known, was an incident at sea in 2001 …July 2021 media
Parents of murdered asylum seeker sue government, security contractor (Sydney Morning Herald) 25 July …June 2021 media
VIDEO: Asylum seekers rush to meet new interview deadline (ABC) 29 June After years …May 2021 media
New Zealand offer to resettle Australia’s offshore refugees still active as US deal nears …April 2021 media
A taste of country Queensland is a welcome relief for refugees (Catholic Leader) 28 …March 2021 media
Will new Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews bring a more compassionate approach? (The Conversation) …February 2021 media
Why a ‘vaccine passport’ could further disadvantage refugees and asylum seekers (SBS) 28 February …January 2021 media
UN member states challenge Australia’s refugee and asylum policies (Refugee Council of Australia -RCOA) …December 2020 media
Zaki arrived in Australia and got a temporary protection visa. In 2021 it’s set …November 2020 media
The community program helping young migrants and refugees learn to navigate Newcastle’s iconic beaches …October 2020 media
Burundi to Bledisloe: The African refugee who’ll sing Australia’s anthem at Bledisloe III (The …September 2020 media
The Federal Government would not pass its own values test (Independent Australia) 28 September …August 2020 media stories
A law to deprive immigration detainees of their only contact: Australia’s shame before the …July 2020 media stories
New report shows refugees and asylum seekers at risk of homelessness due to COVID-19 …June 2020 media stories
ABC Back Roads visits Biloela which hit the headlines in its bid to stop …May 2020 media stories
Detained refugee records song with Midnight Oil’s Moginie (Radio New Zealand) 31 May 2020 …April 2020 media stories
Kangaroo Point protest: Covid-19 is one more reason to free the refugees (Green Left …March 2020 media stories
“Disgraceful”: the government kept a man in detention because it disagreed with the tribunal …February 2020 media stories
‘I never said I want to go to Australia’: Behrouz Boochani rejects Peter Dutton …January 2020 media stories
‘Now we’ll be a leper colony’: Christmas Island, forever a troubled paradise (The Age) …Dec 2019 media stories
‘Looking back, I realise I was naive’: reporting on the refugee crisis (The Guardian) …Nov 2019 media stories
More than 5,000 doctors urge Jacqui Lambie to ‘save medevac’ in open letter to …Oct 2019 media stories
The silent struggle of refugees in Indonesia Registered asylum seekers pitch tents in Central …Sept 2019 media stories
Manus men’s ‘dehumanising’ detention continues (RNZ News) 1 October 2019 Refugee groups ‘deeply concerned’ …August 2019 media stories
Biloela Tamil Family Moved To Christmas Island In Dead Of Night (10 News) 31 …July 2019 media stories
$5 million for a piece of paper: Major review of Home Affairs did not …June 2019 media stories
The little-known visa project bringing highly skilled refugees to Australia (SBS) 30/06/19 Planning for …May 2019 media stories
Bridging visas soar by 147 per cent under Coalition. (The New Daily) 31/05/19. Armed …April 2019 media stories
Attempted murder charges after attack on Manus Island refugee. (RadioNZ) 30/04/19. Nauru contract standoff …March 2019 media stories
Media reports about refugees: March 2019 Please note: some links to stories in these …2019 media stories – aggregated (PDF Versions)
Media stories about refugees 2019: December 2019 November 2019 October 2019 September 2019 August …2018 media stories – aggregated (PDF Versions)
Media stories about refugees 2018: December 2018. November 2018. October 2018. September 2018. August …
