As the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons (TPNW) comes into force later this week, Dr Sue Wareham of the Medical Association for Prevention of War outlines the local and global imp... Read more
*** Update: After this story was published, about 60 refugees and asylum seekers, who had been detained in Melbourne’s Mantra hotel, were moved to another detention site, reportedly th... Read more
*** This article was updated for clarity at 5.48pm, 17 December 2020. *** Introduction by Croakey: Next April will mark the 30th anniversary of the final report of the Royal Commission into... Read more
Introduction by Croakey: A landmark test case is highlighting the excessive use of force in Australian immigration detention centres, according to the Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC).... Read more