Chris Slee

Jason Siwat, a representative of the PNG Catholic Bishops Conference told a forum that refugees who were sent to Manus Island are now stuck in Papua New Guinea, reports Chris Slee.

Fifty refugees rallied outside the electorate office of Minister for Home Affairs Clare O’Neil to demand permanent residency for thousands living on temporary visas. Chris Slee reports.

China in one village book review

Chris Slee reviews Liang Hong's 2021 book, China in one Village, which examines the alienation from village life that accompanies China's reliance on rural migrant labour.

Neil Para, a Tamil refugee living in Ballarat, has begun a 1000 kilometre walk to Gadi/Sydney. He intends to finish at Anthony Albanese’s office in Marrickville. Chris Slee reports.

The Victorian government is planning onchanges to harsh bail lawsbut it appears that they are not going to be implemented immediately. Chris Slee reports.

In acase brought by Iranian Kurdish refugee Mostafa Azimitabar (“Moz”), Federal Court judge Bernard Murphy ruledthat whilehotel detention is inhumane, it is stilllegal. Chris Slee reports.

Fifty people protested outside the Melbourne Immigration Transit Accommodationin support of Dixtan ​Arulruban, a Tamil refugee threatened with deportation to Sri Lanka. Chris Slee reports.

Ukraine book cover

Chris Slee reviewsYuliya Yurchenko’s book, Ukraine and the Empire of Capital. Published in 2018, it traces Ukraine's evolution since 1991, when the Soviet Union was dissolved and Ukraine became independent.

Jordana Silverstein, author of Cruel Care: a history of children at our borders and three child refugees spoke to aRefugee Action Collective-organised forum. Chris Slee reports.

Tamils ralliedto commemorate the massacre of tens of thousands of Tamils by the Sri Lankan armed forces in Mullivaikkal in the north of the island of Sri Lanka in May 2009. Chris Slee reports.

The Australian government should re-consider its confused policy towards Venezuela and once again recognise the elected government of President Nicolas Maduro, writes Chris Slee.

Human Rights Law Centre managing lawyerSanmati Vermatold a forum that the Fast Track process was “designed to see people fail”. Chris Slee reports.