UNHCR statistics for the first six months of 2009 show that Australia experienced a 30% growth in numbers of asylum seekers compared with January 1 to June 30 2008. But we are lagging well behind some… more →
A possie in AussieBPSOS wrote 4 days ago: Short-term recovery efforts by BPSOS staff members like those pictured to the right are giving way t … more →
nayano wrote 4 days ago: UNHCR statistics for the first six months of 2009 show that Australia experienced a 30% growth in nu … more →
nayano wrote 1 week ago: Paul Kelly sounds a warning in his article in the Australian today. A test for more humane strategy … more →
nayano wrote 1 week ago: Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is beginning a week-long overseas trip in Malaysia, where he will hold tal … more →
nayano wrote 2 weeks ago: 10,000 asylum seekers by boat? Let alone the plane people! The opposition keeps telling the Rudd gov … more →
nayano wrote 2 weeks ago: A massive influx of up to 10,000 refugees is expected to head to Australia, Indonesian authorities … more →
nayano wrote 2 weeks ago: I am sorry to repeat myself, but it seems to be necessary in the light of the interception yesterday … more →
Iain Hall wrote 2 weeks ago: (Now Updated) Mores invitations to people smugglers bought to you by Brother Number One Hands up th … more →
nayano wrote 3 weeks ago: The Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, Senator Chris Evans, yesterday introduced a Bill to en … more →
nayano wrote 3 weeks ago: “Do we charge drug dealers? Serial paedophiles? Sadistic murderers? Multiple rapists the cost … more →
nayano wrote 3 weeks ago: Jack Smit, from WA Human Rights group Project Safecom, claims that Christmas Island harbours more se … more →
nayano wrote 3 weeks ago: Today is World Refugee Day. In a statement to mark the day, Refugee Council CEO Paul Power said: “A … more →
nayano wrote 4 weeks ago: The US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants has just released its report on the state of the world’ … more →
Azril Mohd Amin wrote 1 month ago: Presently in Malaysia there are an acknowledged 8,000 people from Myanmar who are stateless. A large … more →
nayano wrote 1 month ago: The Refugee Council of Australia released a report on Monday on the asylum-seeking process in Asia a … more →
nayano wrote 1 month ago: ABC Television’s Four Corners, in a report on the death of a man who died of heat stroke after bein … more →
nayano wrote 1 month ago: Thanks to Raj for alerting me to this item from Ninemsn: Plane people eclipse boat arrivals Ninemsn … more →
nayano wrote 1 month ago: Bob Debus and Chris Evans, in a joint media release this week, extolled the virtues of cooperation w … more →
nayano wrote 1 month ago: I recently commented on the news that Authorities in Indonesia have stopped nearly 900 suspected asy … more →