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鈥橬eil 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鈥檚 office in Marrickville. Chris Slee reports.

The Victorian government is planning on听changes to harsh bail laws听but it appears that they are not going to be implemented immediately. Chris Slee reports.

In a听case brought by Iranian Kurdish refugee Mostafa Azimitabar (鈥淢oz鈥), Federal Court judge Bernard Murphy ruled听that while听hotel detention is inhumane, it is still听legal. Chris Slee reports.

Fifty people protested outside the Melbourne Immigration Transit Accommodation听in support of Dixtan 鈥婣rulruban, a Tamil refugee threatened with deportation to Sri Lanka. Chris Slee reports.

Ukraine book cover

Chris Slee reviews听Yuliya Yurchenko鈥檚 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 a听Refugee Action Collective-organised forum. Chris Slee reports.

Tamils rallied听to 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 lawyer听Sanmati Verma听told a forum that the Fast Track process was 鈥渄esigned to see people fail鈥. Chris Slee reports.