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Press Releases

From time to time we have issued some Media releases, during the formulation stage of Project SafeCom as well as in response to some events in Australia. Below are links to these media releases.

UPDATE December 2007: Older Press releases are archived under the Archives page for 2002, Archives page for 2003, Archives 2004, Archives 2005, Archives 2006 and Archives 2007.


 

Press releases 2008

21 April 2008

Rudd should ban company-linked paid lobbyists from future Summits

18 April 2008

2020 Summit should put one billion people Centre Stage

13 March 2008

Never a better time to dump GSL and close Villawood

27 February 2008

WA Prisons Minister should go much further than current lame Departmental review

18 February 2008

Immigration Minister Chris Evans has no mandate to white-ant ALP Policy

8 February 2008

Immigration Minister throws human servant into "Limbo detention"

31 January 2008

Global Solutions Ltd Kalgoorlie death in custody is not the first one

16 January 2008

Rudd government should mothball John Howard's Christmas Island gulag


Press releases 2007

18 December 2007

Immigration Minister should heed his strong "deter and deny" words

10 December 2007

Labor's New Immigration policy moves applauded

27 November 2007

Human Rights group renews call for Immigration Dept Royal Commission

23 November 2007

Kevin Rudd ready to govern and embrace Australians, but not refugees

21 November 2007

Boat arrival opportunity for Howard redemption in 3 days

13 November 2007

Rudd's Razor Gang needs to hit Immigration, ASIO, hard and with ruthlessness

3 November 2007

Refugee advocacy group issues major parties' Refugee Report Card

17 October 2007

While reporters look elsewhere, DIAC's Kevin Andrews does his dirty work

12 October 2007

Mr Howard should now also recant his undermining of the UN Indigenous Peoples Declaration

5 October 2007

Labor should not prevent journalists and citizens from visiting detention centres

3 October 2007

Refugee vilification: it's time for Kevin Andrews to resign

28 September 2007

Howard government remains silent on its own Burmese asylum backyard

25 September 2007

In typical Howard govt style, Keelty gets it wrong on displaced people

17 September 2007

Kevin Rudd should bring Nauru refugees home by Christmas

13 September 2007

Minister Andrews needs a UN Work Experience to learn his lessons

12 September 2007

Sri Lankan assessment undermines UN Convention and the Will of the Australian people

11 September 2007

Stephen Harper is "the PM's Other Mate" as UN Treaty Underminer

4 September 2007

Politicians' Smoke and Mirrors do not make civil dissent violent

21 August 2007

Haneef court decision shows Migration Act danger for all Australians

10 August 2007

Peter Andren's withdrawal from politics noted with regret

27 July 2007

Immigration Minister's Haneef 'staged withdrawal from presumed guilt' just to save his own skin

26 July 2007

Academic and Kayaker to circle Christmas Island, Ashmore Reef

5 July 2007

Nauru Sri Lankans show first signs of mental health deterioration

29 June 2007

John Howard admits Aboriginal land grab intent

20 June 2007

World Refugee Day still marred by Howard's Heart of Darkness

12 June 2007

Downer, Ruddock et al have some Habib questions to answer

23 May 2007

Quarter million per day refugee jailing costs mocks 'good economic manager' labelling

18 May 2007

US Democrats-Republican Immigrant deal further sinks Australia's treatment ranking

8 May 2007

Costello's Climate Denial Budget only believes in recycling solar promises

7 May 2007

Howard's Foolish US Swap policy already bears 'sour immigration fruits'

4 May 2007

Immigration's Indonesia plans look like UNHCR Warehousing Bribe

26 April 2007

Hundreds of Advocates Come Knocking on Labor's Door before Convention

18 April 2007

Howard's US Refugee Exchange may help solve Guantanamo Bay problem

18 April 2007

US Refugee Exchange: sign of Howard's desperate responsibility avoidance

17 April 2007

Rights advocates pack Kevin Rudd's Inbox about Guantanamo-style refugee detention

30 March 2007

Australia's First Refugee Advocate a failure, breaches his primary duty

18 March 2007

Kevin Andrews needs to explain Sri Lankan letter promises

15 March 2007

Sri Lankan Nauru "deportation" does not export Howard's election problem

12 March 2007

'People-are-our-business Department' screws its clients and the 'Bleeding Hearts' brigade

27 February 2007

Sending Sri Lankans to Indonesia will endanger lives of all family members

25 February 2007

Secret Indonesia meeting would have risked Sri Lanka asylum seeker safety

24 February 2007

Sending Sri Lankans back home would constitute severe International Law breach

23 February 2007

Nauru solution for Sri Lankans will cost Howard precious votes

23 February 2007

Immigration Minister is creating a Christmas Island stand-off of his own making

22 February 2007

Bring those sixty Sri Lankans inside our country, Kevin Andrews!

21 February 2007

Only reinstatement of permanent residency will silence Jovicic case call

20 February 2007

Turnbull's incandescent lightbulb is a Nanny-State solution that solves nothing

18 February 2007

DIAC's Sandy Logan should not undermine SA's Public Advocate's Office

8 February 2007

Flannery should address Parliament about solar-thermal geothermal replacing coal industry

2 February 2007

Govt needs to explain link between Perth Islamic raids and Federal Imam training

1 February 2007

Australia had three Centuries of "suspicious arrivals", Immigration Minister!

31 January 2007

Permanent "security threat" Protection Visa demands outside ASIO scrutineer

29 January 2007

Welcome Kevin Andrews, and what about the 388 million kids' prison???

26 January 2007

Flannery remarks show independent scientists should have the last word on Howard plans

25 January 2007

Howard lacks morals, ethics to bring Australia together in water policy

23 January 2007

Vanstone dumping: a loss of brains and backbench rebels win

19 January 2007

PM disgraces himself with message to "would-be anti-Muslim Terrorist group"

16 January 2007

Government fails on Climate change policies, Australians say

9 January 2007

CSIRO needs international support to counter Howard's bullying

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