Sandy Watson

Recent articles by Sandy Watson

‘Dark day for humanity’ as Australia chooses cruelty in Migration Bill changes

‘Dark day for humanity’ as Australia chooses cruelty in Migration Bill changes

Refugee and refugee support groups Australia-wide are deeply concerned about the extremely damaging implications of Australia’s new migration laws which are founded on principles of punishment rather than human rights protection.

Urgent policy reform needed to fix fast track injustice affecting thousands of refugees

Urgent policy reform needed to fix fast track injustice affecting thousands of refugees

Refugee advocates are calling for the new Minister for Home Affairs, Immigration and Multicultural Affairs, Tony Burke, to urgently provide victims of the flawed Fast Track process with permanent protection visas.

Furious and fit: refugee virtual walk encircles Australia in half the time

Furious and fit: refugee virtual walk encircles Australia in half the time

Canberra-based Piume Kaneshan, a 19-year-old Tamil from Sri Lanka, is the youngest of 39 refugees who walked and cycled thousands of kilometres across Australia last year. She explains what prompted her 640km trek from Melbourne to Canberra with 21 other women.

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