Another example of Australia's cruelty

Another example of the cruelty of this government

A 12-year-old asylum seeker held on Nauru has publicly pleaded for his severely depressed mother to be moved to Australia, for the urgent medical treatment doctors have been recommending for more than a year.
“I feel helpless because there is no one to help us. There is no one to see how we are suffering. My mother is very sick and my brother is totally depressed,” Ali says in a series of videos filmed in the tent he shares with his mother.


Asylum seeker boy on Nauru pleads for medical help for his mother

Are we at war with refugees?

Richard Marles under attack for support of war memorial display honouring boat turnbacks – The Guardian

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It's a 'War' Memorial. Are we at war with refugees now?

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When it's set out like this the full tragedy of the situation on Nauru becomes obvious.

This is the island to which we condemn refugees

Recently there have been shocking developments concerning the rule of law on Nauru.  This is the island to which we have entrusted the care of our vulnerable refugees!
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Nauru appeal court move denies justice for refugees

This video from the National Justice Project explains the impact on refugees of the decision to end appeals to the High Court of Australia.

In addition a recent position paper from the United Nations Association of Australia (UNAA) contains the following comments (The full paper can be read here)

2.5 Australia’s reputation as a welcoming host country and as a responsible global citizen is diminished by our current treatment of asylum seekers and refugees arriving spontaneously, as evidenced by arguments from within the Australian community and from the UNHCR. There are alternatives

2.6. Australia’s current detention of refugees and asylum seekers compromises Australia's ability to effectively pursue broader regional and global aims in stabilising and supporting people displaced by conflict and civil unrest.

2.7. Processing arrivals offshore is not cost -effective. Between 2012 and 2016 the cost to Australia was an estimated $9.6b. Though costs have reduced as arrivals have decreased, the estimated cost of offshore processing for 2017/18 was $714m

Children in detention everywhere

While our focus is on children in detention on Nauru, we must not forget that there are children in immigration detention elsewhere in the world.

The Global Campaign toEnd Child Immigration Detention