After four years of detention on Manus Island, the author writes a poet’s manifesto for the refugee resistance in which he has found himself to be a central figure. By Behrouz Boochani. This article was first published in the print edition of The Saturday Paper on Dec 9, 2017 as “A letter from Manus Island”. For […]
Fabrications, distortions, exaggerations, and disappointing reporting Christine Forster’s allegations about the protest at Friday’s Liberal Party fundraising dinner have been widely reported in the media. Tony Abbott himself has hamfistedly weighed in, tweeting: “Disgraceful behaviour by protesters last night. Denying Australians’ real rights to uphold the supposed rights of boat people”. Yet both Abbott (the […]
Download materials to organise a “Stand with Manus” photo action at your workplace, school or community group to support Manus refugees and asylum seekers Two page A4 sign: We stand with Manus: Bring Them Here Single sign A3 size: We stand with Manus: Bring Them Here Organise your own action at work, school, university, or in your […]
The increasing frustration at the lies and delays has seen two protests on Nauru – last Sunday and Monday nights – at camp 3. Below is the statement that they released: We have waited long enough! We have a right to be free and to know our future! We were tricked into being transferred to […]
Peter Dutton’s lie aimed at smearing refugees on Manus Island has been exposed. Click here to sign our petition to sack Dutton now.
We would like to add our support to the Teachers for Refugees t-shirt action planned for the week of the 12th of December, where teachers will wear t-shirts with the slogans “Teachers for Refugees—Close the Camps, Bring them Here” in schools and workplaces. The action has already been supported by the Australian Education Union (Victoria […]
Download materials to organise a “Bring Them Here” photo action at your workplace, school or community group
This is what solidarity looks like… a message from Manus Island refugees to the PNG student movement Dear Students, We are refugees or detainees from Manus Island detention centre. We are writing in solidarity with png students and our friends who lost their lives during their peaceful protest [in Port Moresby]. We are very aware […]
RAC’s James Supple writes an op-ed for SBS online, arguing Dutton’s foul comments were a calculated effort to turn refugees into scapegoats.
Refugee Action Coalition Sydney notes with dismay the proposal to detain asylum seekers or refugees on another small island, Norfolk Island this time. When word of the contents of this article reached Manus and Nauru, there was considerable distress – ‘Are they really going to send us to another island where nobody wants us?’ was […]
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