This is so deeply disturbing to read, If it eventuates it would in essence be One Nation now running immigration policy for the Albanese Government and them abandoning migrants and refugees in a desperate attempt to win votes. www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08...

Tony Burke delays speech expected to reveal sweeping migration cuts

The ABC understands the cuts to migration numbers are contentious within Labor, but no reason for the delay is given.

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Today marks the 75th anniversary of the landmark 1951 Refugee Convention. At the Asylum Seekers Centre, this landmark agreement remains the compass guiding our daily work. Through our practical services, community, and advocacy, we ensure people seeking asylum can rebuild with dignity and respect.

Saudi Arabia are mass-executing migrants at a rapidly increasing rate. They will host the 2034 FIFA World Cup. www.bbc.com/news/article...

Ethiopians on death row in Saudi Arabia: Prisoners calling the BBC from their cells

Dozens of Ethiopians are awaiting execution - some called the BBC to tell their stories.

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How much does Australia spend on offshore detention in Nauru? | Fiona Katauskas

How much does Australia spend on offshore detention in Nauru? | Fiona Katauskas

It’s hard to tell where it all goes… * See more of Fiona Katauskas’s cartoons here Continue reading...

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Beware Australians - London is awash with this technology now, with all of the human rights ramifications including misidentifications, bias and an end to privacy on the high street. www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...

WA police facial recognition trial launches with a real-time arrest – and backlash over privacy

Live video feeds can scan hundreds of faces a minute, instantly cross-referencing their profiles. But critics fear false alerts, algorithmic bias and ‘function creep’

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Starving refugees who came to Australia seeking safety. This is Labor's legacy on refugee rights, they cannot take on One Nation when they share its politics. If the majors treat people seeking safety this way, they will treat anyone this way given the chance.

New report 'Beyond Imagination' exposes inhumane handcuffing & healthcare failures in Australian immigration detention. Read the findings: https://loom.ly/MMvfs-k #EndOffshoreDetention #AsylumSeekersCentre

‘Beyond imagination’: a new report exposes mistreatment in Australian immigration detention

Our new report shares first-hand accounts of excessive and unlawful handcuffing in immigration detention.

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"The Albanese Labor government accepted just 128 of the 332 recommendations it received (38 percent). This is a lower acceptance rate than at the 2021 UPR, when the former Coalition government accepted 51 percent of the recommendations." www.hrw.org/news/2026/06...

Australia: UN Human Rights Recommendations Ignored

Australia has refused to commit to reforms for the incarceration of children, offshore detention of asylum seekers, and phasing out fossil fuels, despite repeated calls to do so from United Nations me...

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As a Scottish person with an English accent I thought I might give my two pence worth on this one - judge politicians on their words and their actions, not on how they speak. www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/...

New Scottish MP hits back at 'fake accent' claims

New SNP MP Lara Bird has denied accusations she's faking her Scottish accent, but says she's "flattered" people are so interested.

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Offshore detention is years of documented cruelty and lasting trauma. We must end this shameful chapter of Australia’s history now. https://loom.ly/nhfoI1Q

Australia responsible for offshore detainees: UN report

The United Nations has confirmed Australia cannot avoid legal responsibility for the people it sends to offshore detention...

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Posted at 1:56pm, got an email at 3:03pm from Jane Norman cancelling my membership of the press gallery

Greg Jericho@grogsgamut.bsky.social · 2mo ago

This gallery has had a decade of watching Trump and 30 yrs of Hanson and they walked in the press club like it was first day on the job.

👀Sneak peak at Hidden Stories👀 Witness the full animated films for FREE on the big screen. 📅 Wednesday 17 June, 6:00 PM – 9:00 PM 📍Art Gallery of NSW ✨One night only. Join us! Get the details 👉 hiddenstories.asylumseekerscentre.org.au

‼️SCAM ALERT‼️ Please share this so refugees in desperate circumstances aren't conned. www.refugeecouncil.org.au/scam-alert-c...

"What makes this proposal significant is not only who it excludes, but how it reshapes[...]the social contract. It suggests that contribution before citizenship matters less than formal status. That paying into a system does not necessarily guarantee access to it" www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Angus Taylor’s plan to bar migrants from welfare payments undermines our quest for belonging | Shadi Khan Saif

The proposed changes draw a clearer line between those who are fully entitled and those who are not

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A fair, humane Australia is worth fighting for. As our CEO Elijah Buol says, “Blaming people seeking asylum or migrants for structural housing shortages is not only misleading, it distracts from the real policy solutions we urgently need.” https://loom.ly/aPt-mHQ

The rental market is already cooked which is why it's particularly predatory for companies to force applicants to provide excessive personal and private information on applications - with all the security risks this also entails. We need better privacy laws to ban this from the outset!

From September 2026, Google is pushing a forced, irreversible update that removes your ability to install software they haven't approved on a device you own, with no consent and no way to reverse it.

Bureaucratic delays shouldn't create health emergencies. Our Advocacy Lead @markjohnson.bsky.social explains how government delays are stripping people in our community of their right to see a doctor and earn a living. It’s systemic, it’s unfair, and it’s fixable.

When someone is sick, they should be able to see a doctor - no matter where they were born or how much they earn.

Ten years after Brexit, the UK is a divided nation frozen in time. No economic gain, culture wars rife, minorities scapegoated. Parties jostle over who can be more authoritarian; say little about inequalities, civil rights, public ownership, quality of life. Architect of Brexit became richer.

Ten years after Brexit, this is the UK: a divided nation frozen in time | Aditya Chakrabortty

Tribalism has not faded over the past decade. Instead, new research reveals our politics has become ever-more polarised and fractious, says Guardian columnist Aditya Chakrabortty

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In today’s NZ Herald

Did you catch our story in ABC News? More than 100 health workers are calling on the government to ensure people seeking asylum can access healthcare as a quiet crisis unfolds. Healthcare is a human right. It’s time our system treated it that way. Read the full article: https://loom.ly/yECAlQ4

Healthcare professionals are speaking out. More than 100 doctors, nurses, and health workers have issued a collective call to the government: the current system is failing people seeking asylum and it must be fixed. Read. Share. Stand with those calling for change.

A threat to wipe out "a whole civilization" may amount to a threat of genocide. All parties should respect international law, and those responsible for atrocities should be held accountable. New statement from HRW and 200+ groups, experts:

200 Organizations and Experts Call for an End to Trump’s Threats of War Crimes and Commit to Pursuing Accountability

A threat to wipe out “a whole civilization” may amount to a threat of genocide.

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Release David McBride.

'When someone goes through the process of applying for a visa, they pay their fees. They meet all the requirements of that visa...pay for accommodation, pay for their flights. 'This sends a signal that none of that matters.' Read (or 🎧) @danghez.bsky.social in SBS: www.sbs.com.au/news/podcast...

Warnings about possible unintended consequences of Iran visitor ban

Iranians holding visitor visas will be banned from entering Australia for six months starting from Thursday as migration law experts warn the ban could set a precedent for conflicts in the future.

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The Albanese Labor Government has chosen to work hand-in-hand with One Nation and the Liberals to push through extreme anti-migrant and anti-refugee policies. These policies were always going to be challenged in the courts because they are so contrary to basic human rights.

The Albanese govt has passed its callous entry ban law. “Seeking asylum is a human right. It is not determined by nationality, profile, and platform. It is universal. This law is an affront to those rights," ASC CEO and former refugee Elijah Buol says. asylumseekerscentre.org.au/labor-passes...

From Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, Oi, Oi, Oi to Out, Out, Out: Labor passes temporary visa legislation - ASC

Sydney, 12 March 2026 — Following the passage of a new law which creates powers to temporarily block travellers from certain countries, including Iran, from

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