The release of more than 140 ex-detainees from immigration detention has prompted a panicked government response. So, what does the legislation say, and what happens now?
This week, the High Court made an order which overturns the laws on which much of Australia’s immigration system is based. What happens to the law, and those most affected by it, now?
The overturning of almost 20 years of legal precedent allowing indefinite detention is a watershed moment. But stateless people in Australia have few rights and little say over their futures.
Youth detention facility at Casuarina Prison in Perth.
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January 20 is the deadline for Australia to have implemented a monitoring body in places like prisons and detention centres. The current monitoring bodies in place need more power and more funding.
A protest by asylum seekers held in a Brisbane hotel.
AAP Image/Dan Peled
The use of hotels as alternative sites for detention is a worrying trend, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Love makes us healthier. And yet policy-makers around the world separate children from loving parents, demonize same-sex love and promote labour migration that splits up families. Why?
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This Valentine’s Day, governments around the world need to reflect on how laws and public policies may undermine people’s capacity to love and be loved — and the long-term costs of lost love.