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Asylum Seekers and Refugees

National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention 2014

Thursday 30 January, 2014

Learn about the 2014 inquiry into children in immigration detention.

Asylum seekers and refugees guide

Friday 10 January, 2014
Discover a guide on the rights of asylum seekers and refugees.

Those who've come across the seas: Detention of unauthorised arrivals

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An age of uncertainty - Inquiry into the treatment of individuals suspected of people smuggling offences who say that they are children

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A last resort? National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention

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Tell Me About: Temporary Protection Visas

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Immigration detainees with adverse security assessments

Transfer of asylum seekers to third countries

A child's painting shows two people on a brown boat in blue waves, with a fence in the water. The text at the bottom reads “NO WAY TO AUSTRALIA"
Updated 6 January 2016

 

In August 2012 the Australian Government introduced a third country processing regime for asylum seekers who come to Australia by boat, without a valid visa. There are many aspects of this regime which may lead to breaches of Australia’s human rights obligations.

 

Asylum seekers, refugees and human rights - Snapshot Report

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