Help free orphan from detention 17-02-2011

8 year old Seena lost both parents in the recent asylum boat sinking. Minister Bowen has sent him back to detention on Christmas island. Click here to find out more and help free him.

Abuse Allegations Ignored 03-02-2011

Refugee Rights Action Network activists reveal complaints about the behaviour of a particular guard towards detainees and fellow staff.

letter from Leonora 03-02-2011

Click here to read this letter from an asylum seeker detained in Leonora.

ChilOut opinion piece in SMH 03-02-2011

ChilOut's Jessica Perini wrote this opinion piece on the Christmas Toy drive

Suffer the little children 30-09-2010

There are 628 children in immigration detention. The Government claims that kids are not held behind razor wire. But does that mean it is humane? ChilOut unpacks the language vs the reality of asylum seeking kids in detention. (First published in CPDs Thinking Points)

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Thin blue line for 300 male detainees

Sarah Elks, North Queensland correspondent , The Australian, September 22, 2010

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nation/thin-blue-line-for-300-male-detainees/story-e6frg6nf-1225927603233

 

Weipa leaders welcome influx of refugees at Scherger Air Force Base but locals warn of backlash

Stefanie Balogh, The Courier-Mail, September 18, 2010

http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/weipa-leaders-welcome-influx-of-refugees-at-scherger-air-force-base-but-locals-warn-of-backlash/story-e6freoof-1225925580852