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Archive of posts tagged 'asylum seekers'

Asylum Seekers / Ombudsman statement on COVID-19 risks in immigration detention: Department urged to reduce numbers

PIAC welcomes the statement by the Commonwealth Ombudsman following his investigation into the management of COVID-19 risks in immigration detention,...

1 Jul 2020

Asylum Seekers / Ban on mobile phones in immigration detention unnecessary, unjustified and harmful

The Government’s proposal to allow blanket-bans of mobile phones in immigration detention and extend search powers to allow invasive strip...

10 Jun 2020

Asylum Seekers / Submission to Inquiry into the Migration Amendment (Prohibiting Items in Immigration Detention Facilities) Bill 2020

PIAC recommends that the Bill not be passed. The proposed powers to prohibit mobile phones in immigration detention and to...

10 Jun 2020

Asylum Seekers / Commonwealth Ombudsman to report on COVID-19 responses in detention facilities

Commonwealth Ombudsman Michael Manthorpe is investigating how detention facilities in Australia have acted to protect asylum seekers, refugees and others...

3 Jun 2020

Asylum Seekers / Submission to Inquiry into the Commonwealth Government’s Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic

Submission to the Senate Inquiry into the Commonwealth Government’s Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic PIAC’s submission to this inquiry focused...

28 May 2020

News / Asylum seekers lodge claim to address detention virus fears

7 May 2020

Asylum Seekers / Legal challenge filed to protect refugee at COVID-19 risk in immigration detention

Joint media release. A legal challenge against Minister Peter Dutton and the Department of Home Affairs on behalf of a...

22 Apr 2020

Asylum Seekers / Opinion: Australia's immigration detention system is cruel and damaging by its very nature, by Jonathon Hunyor

The Australian Human Rights Commission’s report on the use of force in immigration detention is the latest chapter in a...

7 Nov 2019

Asylum Seekers / Major breakthrough: Hepatitis C treatment secured for onshore detainees

Asylum seekers with Hepatitis C in onshore detention will now have access to curative medication following advocacy by PIAC’s Asylum...

22 May 2019

Asylum Seekers / PIAC Welcomes Passage of MedEvac Bill

PIAC welcomes the passage of the Home Affairs (Miscellaneous Measures) Bill 2018 by Commonwealth Parliament. Otherwise known as the ‘MedEvac...

13 Feb 2019

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