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NOVEMBER 5, 2012 Hunger strike on Nauru Image source: DIAC newsroom The hunger strike which commenced on Nauru on 1 November is continuing. Initial reports were that 170 people were participating although more recent estimates by the Refugee Action Coalition suggest around 300. Commencement of the hunger strike was in

OCTOBER 9, 2012 High Court holds security risk provision invalid Image source: Wikipedia There has been extensive reporting on the recent High Court decision concerning the impact of an adverse ASIO assessment on an asylum applicant. In its decision of 5 October 2012 in the matter of Plaintiff M47-2012 v

Parliament of Australia Department of Parliamentary Services BACKGROUND NOTE Updated 28 September 2012 Australian Government assistance to refugees: fact versus fiction Luke Buckmaster Social Policy Section Contents Introduction ....................................................................................................................................... 1 Origins and veracity of the ‘refugee emails’ ........................................................................................ 1 Australia’s refugee and humanitarian program ................................................................................... 2 Asylum seekers .............................................................................................................................. 3

AUGUST 20, 2012 Children in immigration detention Image source: A last resort? National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention As part of the Government’s response to the Expert Panel on Asylum Seekers, it would appear that children will again be held in processing centres on Nauru. This policy has been

AUGUST 13, 2012 Breaking the deadlock? The Report of the Expert Panel on Asylum Seekers Image source: Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet On 28 June 2012 the Prime Minister and the Minister for Immigration and Citizenship announced that the Government would establish an expert advisory panel to consider options

ISSN 1328-8091 Parliamentof Australia Departmentof Parliamentary Services Contents Purpose .................................................................................................................................................... 2 Background .............................................................................................................................................. 2 Committee consideration ................................................................................................................... 4 Policy position of non-government parties/independents ................................................................ 4 Financial implications ............................................................................................................................... 5 Key provisions .......................................................................................................................................... 5 Comparison with Private Member’s Bill ........................................................................................ 7 Concluding comments ............................................................................................................................. 7 BILLS DIGEST NO. 161, 2011-12 19

May 28, 2012 Immigration detention: what are the alternatives? Image source: http://www.immi.gov.au/ Since 1992 when the policy of mandatory detention was introduced in Australia, the detention of asylum seekers arriving unauthorised by boat has received a great deal of public attention. In particular, the duration and conditions of their detention

Parliament of Australia Departmentof Parliamentary Services Contents Introduction ....................................................................................................................................... 1 PART I—CHRONOLOGY OF SIGNIFICANT EVENTS ................................................................................ 2 2010 .............................................................................................................................................. 2 2011 .............................................................................................................................................. 5 Commentary by former politicians and bureaucrats .................................................................... 19 PART II—LEGISLATION ...................................................................................................................... 23 Government initiated legislation.................................................................................................. 23 Combating the Financing of People Smuggling and Other Measures Bill 2011