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MEDIA REPORTS - 2004

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Dec

• Bakhtiari family deported under cover of darkness SMH - December 31, 2004 by Cynthia Banham and Penelope Debelle
• Bakhtiyaris deported after long fight ABC AM - December 31, 2004 Reporter: Karen Percy
• Costs of asylum policy SMH Letters - December 31, 2004 by Robert Marshall
• Inevitable end to immigration debate The Advertiser - December 31, 2004 Editorial
• Government expels Bakhtiyaris after four-year fight The Advertiser - December 31, 2004
• Family to be charged for detention The Advertiser - December 31, 2004 by Alexandra Economou, Laura Anderson and Craig Clarke
• Let these Sri Lankans stay The Age Letters - December 31, 2004 by Frederika Steen
• Dark end to saga The Herald Sun - December 31, 2004 Editorial
• Flight ends long fight for Bakhtiyaris The Australian - December 31, 2004 by Andrew McGarry and Katharine Murphy
• Detention costs even more The Age Letters - December 31, 2004 by Jean Jordan
• Dead of night swoop ends asylum saga The Age - December 30, 2004 AAP
• High-profile asylum-seekers deported from Australia to Pakistan AFP - Khaleej Times Online - December 30, 2004
• Bakhtiyari debate belies refugee program: Vanstone ABC NewsOnline - December 30, 2004 AEDT
• Govt denies restraining Bakhtiyaris during deportation ABC NewsOnline - December 30, 2004 AEDT
• Divisive lies that harden the heart SMH - December 30, 2004 by Miranda Devine
• Bakhtiari family 'to be deported today' SMH - December 30, 2004 AAP
• Bakhtiyari family moved from Port Augusta ABC NewsOnline - December 30, 2004 AEDT
• Bakhtiyari's 'removal underway' The Age - December 30, 2004 AAP
• The Bakhtiari family saga SMH - December 30, 2004 AAP
• Democrats condemn deportation Courier Mail - December 30, 2004
• Leaders' family values go out the steel-barred window in Bakhtiari case SMH Opinions - December 29, 2004 by Julian Burnside
• Bakhtiyari children returned to Baxter The Australian - December 29, 2004 by Jeremy Roberts
• Bakhtiari family 'headed to Adelaide for deportation' SMH - December 27, 2004 AAP
• Looking back, we'll always have Paris The Age - December 27, 2004 Helen Razer
• Bakhtiari family wants time to say goodbye SMH - December 27, 2004 AAP
• Last visits as deportation looms The Australian- December 27, 2004 by Jeremy Roberts
• Agonising wait for Bakhtiyaris The Advertiser - December 27, 2004 by Laura Anderson and Sam Riches
• Again, New Zealand takes a principled stand The Age- December 27, 2004 Opinions Susan Gavaghan
• Bakhtiyaris remain in limbo The Age- December 27, 2004 AAP
• Supporters fear detainees may restart hunger strike ABC NewsOnline - December 26, 2004 AEDT
• Deportation of Bakhtiyari family at hand The Age - December 26, 2004 by Russell Skelton; AAP
• When a family tree casts only shade and doubt The Age - December 26, 2004
• Bakhtiyaris 'unlikely' to be deported today The Age - December 26, 2004 AAP
• Pack bags, family told The Advertiser - December 26, 2004
• Bakhtiari family nears deportation News.com.au - December 26, 2004 AAP
• Speculation continues on Bakhtiyaris' deportation ABC NewsOnline - December 26, 2004 AEDT
• Bakhtiyari departure still uncertain ABC NewsOnline - December 26, 2004 AEDT
• Baxter detainees end hunger strike ABC NewsOnline - December 25, 2004 AEDT
• Call for independent medical review of Baxter detainees ABC NewsOnline - December 25, 2004 AEDT
• Bakhtiyaris are a living on `knife edge' The Advertiser - December 25, 2004 by Laura Anderson
• Bakhtiyari famliy packs bags for deportation ABC NewsOnline - December 25, 2004 AEDT
• Bakhtiyaris 'may go this weekend' Sunday Times - December 25, 2004
• Hunger strike may end tomorrow The Herald Sun - December 24, 2004
• Vanstone rejects Bakhtiyari pleas The Age - December 24, 2004 by Andra Jackson
• Bakhtiyaris' final plea rejected News.com.au - December 24, 2004 by Jeremy Roberts and Elizabeth Colman
• Bakhtiyari children forced to sit in soiled clothing The Age - December 24, 2004 AAP
• Locked in an identity crisis The Australian - December 24, 2004 by Elizabeth Colman
• 'Free refugees for Xmas': Bartlett News.com.au - December 24, 2004 AAP
• Human rights framework finalised News.com.au - December 24, 2004 AAP
• Bakhtiyaris may be deported this weekend ABC NewsOnline - December 24, 2004 AEDT
• Afghans raise doubts on ejecting Bakhtiaris Sydney Morning Herald - December 23, 2004 by Cynthia Banham; AAP
• Supporters in plea to stop deportation The Age - December 23, 2004 by Andra Jackson; AAP
• Bakhtiyari supporters in barricade protest The Age - December 23, 2004 AAP
• Afghans reveal 'link' to Bakhtiyaris News.com.au - December 23, 2004 by Elizabeth Colman
• Delusions about fairness in the Refugee process Canberra Times - December 23, 2004 by Marilyn Shepherd
• We treat some killers better than asylum seekers The Age - December 22, 2004 by Arnold Zable
• Afghans checking Bakhtiari claims News.com.au - December 22, 2004 AAP
• Bartlett to wind up hunger strike SMH - December 22, 2004
• Immigration protest rally to target Vanstone The Advertiser - December 22, 2004
• Afghan embassy making Bakhtiyari inquiries ABC NewsOnline - December 22, 2004 AEDT
• Protestors seek 'Afghan' family's asylum The Washingtom Times - December 22, 2004
• A double tragedy The Age 'Letters' - December 22, 2004 by Juliette Hughes
• Family the victims of cruel deed, says nun The Age - December 22, 2004 by Daniella Miletic
• Bags packed, but deportation delayed The Age - December 22, 2004 by Geoff Strong, Meaghan Shaw
• Asylum seekers face deportation BBC News - December 22, 2004 by Phil Mercer
• UN chides Iran over human rights BBC News, Middle East - December 21, 2004
• Bakhtiaris won't be deported by Xmas: Vanstone The Age- December 21, 2004 AAP
• Family cannot come here - Swain NZCity - December 21, 2004
• Welcome to the lucky country ­ and be locked up The Advertiser - December 21, 2004 Editorial
• NZ rejects request to take Bakhtiyari family ABC NewsOnline - December 21, 2004 AEDT
• Welfare agency asks New Zealand to open its doors to Bakhtiari family SMH - December 21, 2004 by Penelope Debelle and Cynthia Banham
• Refugee children experience Christmas The Age - December 21, 2004 by Andra Jackson
• Woomera escapees 'deserve greater penalty' The Australian - December 21, 2004 Elizabeth Colman
• NZ asked to give Bakhtiyaris a lifeline The Age - December 21, 2004 by Penelope Debelle, Misha Schubert, Meaghan Shaw
• Supporters seek new country for Bakhtiyaris ABC NewsOnline - December 21, 2004 AEDT
• NZ may take Bakhtiari family: Centacare The Age - December 21, 2004 AAP
• Please let the Bakhtiyari family stay The Age 'Letters' - December 21, 2004 by Father G. J. O'Kelly
• A harsh world The Age 'Letters' - December 21, 2004 by Michael Virant
• Shame, Australia The Age 'Letters' - December 21, 2004 by Julie Bain
• The new Australian fair go The Age - December 21, 2004 by Bob Ellis
• Students rally behind detained Bakhtiyari family The Advertiser - December 21, 2004 by Laura Anderson
• Family loses fight after four years The Age - December 21, 2004 by Angela O'Connor
• Early morning brings dreaded arrival The Age - December 21, 2004 by Andra Jackson, Penny Debelle
• Refugee action group considers hunger strikes ABC NewsOnline - December 20, 2004 AEDT
• Headmaster blasts 'totalitarian' act on family The Age - December 20, 2004 by Deborah Gough
• Government refuses Bakhtiari plea The Age - December 20, 2004 AAP
• Bartlett joins hunger strikers SMH - December 20, 2004 by Cynthia Banham
• Labor backs Bakhtiyari verdict The Australian - December 20, 2004 by Elizabeth Colman and Richard Sproull
• Detainees' plight spurs senator to go hungry The Courier Mail - December 20, 2004 by Stefanie Balogh
• Vanstone slams Bartlett hunger strike The Age - December 20, 2004 AAP
• Bakhtiyaris 'deported soon' The Age - December 20, 2004 by Andra Jackson
• Pollie hunger strike 'a bad example' News.com.au - December 20, 2004 AAP
• Howard owes a debt to middle Australia's credit-led prosperity SMH - December 20, 2004 by Robert Manne
• Kiwi applies for refugee status TV-NZ National News - December 20, 2004
• Bakhtiari legal action on horizon News.com.au - December 20, 2004 by Sharon Mathieson
• Bakhtiari family consider legal action The Sunday Age - December 19, 2004 AAP
• Community devastated after Bakhtiyaris moved ABC NewsOnline - December 19, 2004 AEDT
• Refugee family goes back into detention The Sunday Age - December 19, 2004 by Penelope Debelle, Russell Skelton
• Bakhtiyaris: it's all over The Sunday Age - December 19, 2004 by Russell Skelton
• Baxter protest waning: Vanstone ABC NewsOnline - December 19, 2004 AEDT
• Bartlett pledges support for Baxter detainees ABC NewsOnline - December 19, 2004 AEDT
• Detainee family back on tightrope The Australian - December 18, 2004 by Elizabeth Colman
• Family told to get out of Australia News.com.au - December 18, 2004 AAP
• Asylum seeker family moved from their house in Adelaide ABC Radio - December 18th 2004
• Bakhtiyari family moved ABC NewsOnline - December 18, 2004 AEDT
• High Court divided: Kirby The Age - December 18, 2004 by Fergus Shiel
• Australia accepts Iraqi refugees from Nauru Reuters Alertnet - 17 Dec 2004 by Sylvana Whyte UNHCR Australia
• U.K.: Law Lords Rule Indefinite Detention Breaches Human Rights Human Rights Watch - December 16 2004
• Bakhtiyaris fight to leave kids behind The Weekend Australian - December 15, 2004 by Elizabeth Colman
• Mental fears for hunger strikers The Age - December 15, 2004 by Andra Jackson
• Lawyers want Baxter detainee released for treatment ABC Eyre - December 15, 2004
• Sign of desperation on a hot tin roof The Australian - December 15, 2004 by Andrew McGarry
• Baxter protest continues The Transcontinental - December 15, 2004
• Democrats fear detention centre death ABC NewsOnline - December 15, 2004 AEDT
• Iraqis leave Nauru after three years The Age - December 15, 2004 by Meaghan Shaw
• Govt won't negotiate with protesting asylum seekers ABC NewsOnline - December 14, 2004 AEDT
• Amnesty International statement on Baxter hunger strike Amnesty International - December 14, 2004
• Hunger strikers in hospital: report News.com.au - December 14, 2004 AAP
• Baxter 'a psychiatric hospital' News.com.au - December 14, 2004 by Lauren Ahwan (AAP)
• Protesting asylum seekers hospitalised Tvnz.co.nz - Dec 14, 2004
• Two Baxter detainees hospitalised ABC NewsOnline - December 14, 2004 AEDT
• Plea to end hunger strike The Age - December 14, 2004 by Meaghan Shaw
• Family faces deportation because of son's disability ABC NewsOnline - December 14, 2004 AEDT
• Iraqi refugees ready for new life SMH - December 14, 2004 AAP
• Iraqis Arrive From Nauru Media Release - December 14, 2004 by Minister for Immigration
• From killing fields to the Supreme Court The Age- December 14, 2004 by Fergus Shiel Law Reporter
• Bishop´s increased concern over Baxter situation Catholic News - December 13, 2004
• Bridging the gap between two cultures The Age - December 13, 2004 by Martin Flanagan
• Refugee advocates 'incite detainees' News.com.au - December 13, 2004 AAP
• Hunger strikers sew lips together CNN World - December 13, 2004 Reuters
• Immigration Dept won't be swayed by hunger strikes ABC NewsOnline - December 13, 2004 AEDT
• Vanstone urged to stop hunger strike News.com.au - December 13, 2004 AAP
• Ahwazi in hunger strike UNPO - December 13, 2004
• Baxter protesters 'being denied water, sleep' ABC NewsOnline - December 13, 2004 AEDT
• Detainees have access to food, water: Immigration Dept ABC NewsOnline - December 13, 2004 AEDT
• People smuggler begins appeal News.com.au - December 13, 2004 AAP
• Baxter protest from the rooftops The Age - December 12, 2004 by Russell Skelton
• More detainees join Baxter hunger strike ABC NewsOnline - December 11, 2004 AEDT
• 2004 Human Rights Medal and Awards - The Winners HREOC - December 10, 2004
• Catholic body calls for end to Baxter protest ABC NewsOnline - December 10, 2004 AEDT
• Big heart, big results Daily Telegraph December 10, 2004 by Bruce McDougall
• More hunger strikers at Baxter News.com.au - December 10, 2004 AAP
• Desperate act The Transcontinental, Port Augusta - December 10, 2004 by Darelle Tasker
• Detainees urged to abandon rooftop protest ABC NewsOnline - December 9, 2004
• Asylum-seeker 'denied medication' News.com.au - December 9, 2004 AAP
• Senate inquiry finds PM 'misled' public on children overboard ABC NewsOnline - December 9, 2004 AEDT
• PM told overboard claims false: inquiry NineMsn.com.au - December 9, 2004 AAP
• Many asylum seekers scarred by detention: report ABC NewsOnline - December 9, 2004 AEDT
• Frustrated detainees sew their mouths shut South Africa Online - December 8, 2004
• Baxter detainees sew lips together ABC NewsOnline - December 8, 2004 AEDT
• Iranian detainees on hunger strike SMH - December 8, 2004 AAP
• Refugee-rights activists raided Green Left Weekly - December 8, 2004 by Sarah Stephen
• Lips sewn in refugee hunger strike The Australian - December 8, 2004 by Lauren Ahwan
• Case review not prompted by strike: Govt SMH - December 7, 2004 AAP
• Vanstone urged to let local family stay Canberra Times - December 7, 2004 by Danielle Cronin and Frank Cassidy
• Detainee spends night on roof News.com.au - December 7, 2004 AAP
• Detainee in rooftop protest at Australian centre IranMania - December 7, 2004
• Baxter detainee continues rooftop protest ABC Eyre - December 7, 2004
• Asylum seeker protests on Baxter roof ABC NewsOnline - December 6, 2004 AEDT
• SIEVX Smuggler Quassey Out In Four Years SIEVX.com- December 6, 2004 by Marg Hutton
• Lips sewn in refugee hunger strike News.com.au - December 6, 2004 by Lauren Ahwan
• Hunger strike fails to spark Baxter asylum review ABC NewsOnline - December 6, 2004
• The law, but hardly just SMH Editorial - December 6, 2004
• Author hungers with poet detainee Washington Times - December 5, 2004 by Kirsten Fogg
• Writers stage hunger strike The Age - December 2, 2004 by Amy Caulfield
• Most Iraqis on Nauru win refugee status The Age - December 2, 2004 by Meaghan Shaw
• Government uses false documents to discredit Bakhtiyaris Green Left Weekly - December 2, 2004 by Sarah Stephen
• Most Iraqis on Nauru win refugee status The Age - December 1, 2004
• Afghan men granted permanent visas ABC NewsOnline - December 1, 2004
• Sri Lankan man deported to danger Green Left Weekly - December 1, 2004 by Sarah Stephen
• Baxter detention centre reaches boiling point Green Left Weekly - December 1, 2004 by Sarah Stephen

Nov

• Seven asylum seekers get visas The Australian - November 30, 2004
• High stakes, when the right to detain is a given SMH - November 30, 2004 by Bret Walker
• Hunger strikers in hospital The Australian - November 30, 2004 by Lauren Ahwan
• Sri Lankan asylum seekers wage hunger strike The Hindu - November 29, 2004
• Move to change migration law SMH - November 29, 2004 by Cynthia Banham
• Law Council seeks to challenge High Cout decision on asylum seeker detention ABC The World Today - November 29, 2004 reporter: Jayne-Maree Sedgman
• Detainees on hunger strike say goodbye The Age - November 29, 2004 AAP
• Interned Sri Lankans begin hunger strike The Age - November 29, 2004 by Xavier La Canna
• Baxter detainees begin hunger strike ABC The World Today - November 29, 2004 reporter Nance Haxton
• Fears for hunger strike detainees ABC NewsOnline - November 29, 2004
• Red tape bar to freedom Sunday Herald Sun - November 28, 2004 by Adrian Tame
• Something from Kate The Australian - November 27, 2004 by Rosalie Higson
• Drawing compassion The Age - November 26, 2004 by Robin Usher
• Judge renews call for bill of rights The Age - November 26, 2004
• Activists accused of inciting detention centre incidents ABC NewsOnline - November 26, 2004
• Asylum seekers attempt suicide News.com.au - November 25, 2004 AAP
• Advocates warn of detention centre riot risk ABC NewsOnline - November 25, 2004 AEDT
• Refugee detained for two years on false intelligence World Socialist Web Site - 25 November 2004 by Mike Head
• Refugee-rights movement here to stay Green Left Weekly - November 24, 2004 by Kerryn Williams & James Caulfield
• 'Join the parliament of the streets!' Green Left Weekly - November 24, 2004
• Faces of protest Green Left Weekly, November 24, 2004 by James Caulfield and Kerryn Williams
• Baxter detainees angered by new medication regime ABC The World Today - November 24, 2004 reporter Jayne-Maree Sedgman
• Asylum seekers clash with guards News.com.au - November 24, 2004 AAP
• Overboard satire with savage bite The Australian - November 23, 2004 by John McCallum
• Shiite cleric fights deportation move The Age - November 23, 2004 by Meaghan Shaw and AAP
• Immigration denies detainee too ill for deportation ABC NewsOnline - November 22, 2004
• Ill refugee 'to be deported tonight' The Australian November 22, 2004
• Surge in British, skilled migrants The Advertiser - November 21, 2004 by David Uren
• Claudia Karvan The Age - November 21, 2004
• Deporting Christian convert angers Family First The Age November 21, 2004 by Russell Skelton
• Family stalked by shadow of Bali finds hope The Age - November 21, 2004
• Protesters rally for refugees The Age - November 16, 2004 AAP
• Protesters rally over refugee treatment ABC NewsOnline - November 16, 2004
• Refugee protesters gather in Adelaide ABC NewsOnline - November 16, 2004
• Children freed from Villawood SMH - November 11, 2004 by Frank Walker
• Federal Government Funds Nauru Asylum Action SBS Radio News - November 11, 2004
• Canberra funds Nauru legal attack The Age - November 11, 2004 by Meaghan Shaw
• Refugee blunder costs ASIO The Age - November 10, 2004 by Mark Forbes
• Detention centre vital for Nauru Tvnz.co.nz - November 8, 2004
• Deportation to Fiji splits family of six Sun Herald - November 7, 2004 by Frank Walker
• Kosovo refugees refused residency ABC NewsOnline - November 5, 2004
• Testing time for Kosovars told to return home The Age - November 5, 2004 by Andra Jackson
• Court grants injuction to halt student's deportation ABC NewsOnline - November 5, 2004
• Fijian woman deported after 15 years in Australia Scoop Media - November 5, 2004
• Keneally helps out SA book club ABC 7.30 - November 4, 2004, Report reporter Mike Sexton
• Roy's full speech "Peace & The New Corporate Liberation Theology" SMH - November 4, 2004, by Arundhati Roy
• Kosovar refugees able to appeal visa decisions ABC NewsOnline - November 4, 2004
• Convergence gathers steam Green Left Weekly - November 3, 2004 by Sarah Stephen
• Cruel policy splits families Green Left Weekly - November 3, 2004 by Sarah Stephen
• Outdoing the Coalition on refugees? Green Left Weekly - November 3, 2004 by Sarah Stephen & Roberto Jorquera
• Aussie kids's mother fights deportation SMH - November 2, 2004, AAP
• Robert Manne: Howardism triumphant The Age - November 1, 2004 by Robert Manne
• Goodbye to independent press if Howard has his way The Age - November 1, 2004 by Trish Bolton
• Kids move into detention centre The Daily Telegraph - November 1, 2004, by Michelle Cazzulino

October

• 'Secret agenda' behind opera singer's Baxter detention ABC NewsOnline - October 31, 2004
• Opera singer in detention The Advertiser, Sunday Mail - October 31, 2004
• Humanitarian need The Age Letters - October 30, 2004 by Jenny Goldie
• God help him The Age Letters - October 30, 2004 by Alan Wright
• Family detained over two years Fiji Times - October 30, 2004
• Labor's new man causes immigration stir ABC NewsOnline - October 29, 2004
• Refugee lobby to 'educate' Labor The Age - October 29, 2004 by Meaghan Shaw
• Asylum seekers deserve a fair go The Age Letters - October 29, 2004 by Greg Egan
• Nauru asylum seekers speak of growing rates of mental illness ABC Radio Australia - October 29, 2004
• Woomera staff 'affected mentally' News.com.au - October 28, 2004 AAP
• Ferguson sounds harsh note on refugees The Age - October 28, 2004 by Meaghan Shaw
• Govt knew of Woomera mental health crisis: doctor ABC NewsOnline - October 28, 2004
• Woomera detention centre doctor speaks out ABC Lateline - October 27, 2004 reporter: Margot O'Neill
• Index slams Australia's media freedom SMH - October 27, 2004 AAP
• Children punished by Australian law Green Left Weekly - October 27, 2004 by Sarah Stephen
• High Court rejects people smugglers' appeal ABC News Online - October 27, 2004
• 'We did not vote for Howard's agenda' Green Left Weekly - October 27, 2004 by Sarah Stephen
• A call to arms for a 'rainbow convergence' Green Left Weekly - October 27, 2004 by Sam Watson
• Labor MP defends mandatory detention Green Left Weekly - October 27, 2004 by Zoe Kenny
• Indigenous leader says 'protest Howard's attacks!' Green Left Weekly - October 27, 2004
• After the party it's back to Baxter The Advertiser - October 26, 2004 by Laura Anderson
• Govt urged not to pressure asylum seekers to leave ABC NewsOnline - October 25, 2004
• Govt under fire over refugee return SBS Radio News - October 25, 2004
• Judges must watch their words, says Ruddock SMH - October 25, 2004 by By Cynthia Banham and Cosima Marriner
• Awareness week highlights plight of refugees ABC NewsOnline - October 24, 2004
• Labor looking to future despite frontbench exodus: Smith ABC Insiders - October 24, 2004 Barry Cassidy
• Reformists returned to power in Nauru Tahiti Presse- October 24, 2004
• UN appeals against forced return of Iraqi refugees ABC NewsOnline - October 23, 2004
• Times a-changin' but Bob still knows the score SMH - October 23, 2004 by Peter FitzSimons
• From Australia's Human Holding Pen New York Times - October 23, 2004 by Raymond Bonner
• Human rights 'at a crossroads' News.com.au - October 23, 2004 AAP
• A certain maritime incident The Age - October 23, 2004 Reviewer Scott Burchill
• Mike Moore: Migration tide taps human aspiration National Business Review, NZ - October 22, 2004, by Mike Moore
• Woomera detainee provoked into escaping, court told SMH - October 22, 2004, AAP
• Bill of rights needed now, says QC The Age - October 22, 2004 by Ian Munro
• Love behind the razor wire ends up in a play IranMania.com - October 21, 2004
• Australia's razor wire romance BBC News Asia Pacific - October 21, 2004 by
• SIEV X ceremony reminds Tassie elder of own tragedy The Hobart Mercury - October 20, 2004 by John Briggs
• Deported to danger Green Left Weekly - October 20, 2004 by Sarah Stephen
• Court gives Sri Lankan time to appeal The Age - October 20, 2004 by Andra Jackson
• Woomera escapee trial to be heard next year ABC News Online - October 20, 2004
• No endorsement of racism and war Green Left Weekly - October 20, 2004 by Stuart Munckton & Sarah Stephen
• The Innocents are Imprisoned Canberra Times - October 20, 2004 by Maqsood Alshams
• National convergence for refugee rights Green Left Weekly - October 20, 2004 by Sarah Stephen
• Children have appeal dismissed The Guardian - October 19, 2004 by Lee Glendinning
• Democrats call for police badges explanation ABC News Online - October 19, 2004
• Memorial to mark sinking of SIEV X NineMSN.com - October 19, 2004 AAP
• The tragedy that Australia refuses to remember The Age - October 19, 2004 by Arnold Zable
• Lawyers Welcome Human Rights Ruling News.scotsman.com - October 18, 2004 by Stephen Howard, PA News
• Mercy nun sounds alarm on deportation of Christian Iranian Catholic News - October 19, 2004
• Memorial unveiled for drowned asylum seekers SBS Radio News - October 19, 2004
• Enough Rope - Arundhati Roy ABC Enough Rope - - October 18, 2004 with Andrew Denton
• PM has blood on his hands The Border Mail - October 18, 2004 by Denise Mackay
• Asylum-seeker now a national hero News.com.au - October 18, 2004 by Simone Pitsis
• Balibo 5 and SIEV X AndrewBartlettOnLine - October 18, 2004 by Andrew Bartlett
• Memorial for those lost in sinking The Australian - October 18, 2004
• What we do Canberra Times - October 18, 2004 by Marilyn Shepherd
• Deportation raises fears for Iranian man The Age - October 16, 2004 by Andra Jackson
• Concern over education access for children detained in Australia ABC, Radio Australia - October 14, 2004
• The Gallant Senator Faulkner Canberra Sunday Times - October 13, 2004 by Mary Dagmar Davies
• Cash seems to be the priority Wodonga Border Mail - October 13, 2004 by Rebecca Cameron
• Victoria Parade detention protest The Transcontinental - October 13, 2004
• Baxter protest continues Green Left Weekly - October 13, 2004 by Sarah Stephen
• Iraqi TPV-holders demand permanent protection Green Left Weekly - October 13, 2004 by Sarah Stephen
• Refugees `so exhausted' Green Left Weekly - October 13, 2004
• Detainees launch hunger strike Green Left Weekly - October 13, 2004 by Sarah Stephen
• Eritreans protest deportation of refugees Green Left Weekly - October 13, 2004 by Sue Bolton
• The need for a SIEV X judicial inquiry – a recent discussion on the BBC World Service Tonykevin.com - October 12, 2004 commentary by Tony Kevin
• Is Australia an intelligence and media colony? Online Opinion - October 12, 2004 by Peter Manning
• John Faulkner: a look back ABC The World Today - October 12, 2004 reporter: Alison Caldwell
• Australia endorses deceit, racism, child detention, Iraq invasion and war crimes US Media Monitors - October 12, 2004 by Gideon Polya
• Labor in a wilderness of its own choosing The Australian - October 12, 2004 by Philip Adams
• Australia's Big White Lie Axis of Logic -12 October 2004 by Mary Dagmar Davies
• "Australia's inhuman treatment of asylum seekers has to be confronted" World Socialist Web Site - October 11, 2004 by Richard Phillips
• Thoughts on the 2004 Australian election outcome Tony Kevin - October 10, 2004 website Commentary
• Bartlett faces the consequences News.com.au - October 10, 2004 AAP
• Comments by Marilyn Shepherd SMH Webdiary - October 9, 2004 by Marilyn Shepherd
• Schoolgirl gets to stay The Examiner - October 9, 2004
• A letter to God The Australian - October 9, 2004 by Philip Adams
• Leaving Australia permanently SMH Webdiary - October 9, 2004 by Kathleen Lawler
• New era dawns for an Australia in Howard's image SMH Webdiary - October 9, 2004 Commentary by Margo Kingston
• Prime target SMH - October 8, 2004, by Katrina Lobley
• Greg Barns: Australia is now a damaged and divided land The Independent, UK - October 8, 2004 by Greg Barnes
• Asylum law wins over child charters News.com.au - October 8, 2004 by Jeremy Roberts
• Court backs detention of children The Age - October 8, 2004
• Children need Bill of Rights, says top jurist The Courier Mail - October 8, 2004 by Margaret Wenham
• Iran: Concern mounts for jailed Iranian Christian Iran Focus News - October 7, 2004
• Asylum debate ignores real problems faced by refugees, says UN official UN News Centre - October 7, 2004 by Erika Feller
• Villawood detainees end hunger strike ABC News Online - October 7, 2004
• Latham digs up PM's immigration comments The Age - October 7, 2004 AAP
• South African company removes Australia's unwanted News24.com - October 7, 2004 by Elsabe Brits
• Child detention is legal: High Court The Age - October 7, 2004
• High Court: Legal to hold children in detention SBS News - October 7, 2004
• Afghan children lose High Court battle against detention ABC News Online - October 7, 2004 AAP
• Legal to lock up children, rules High Court SMH - October 7, 2004 AAP
• Law sanctioning child abuse must change: Democrats SMH - October 7, 2004 AAP
• Couple take out ad to raise issue The Age - October 7, 2004 by Liz Gooch
• Amanda Vanstone: pragmatic or compassionate? The Age - October 7, 2004 by Russell Skelton
• PM's poll pitch: Labor will minimise choice SMH - October 7, 2004 John Howard interviewed by Peter Hartcher
• Will refugees unseat the love rat? NewMatilda.com - October 6, 2004 by Angela Dorizas
• Villawood detainees go on hunger strike ABC News Online - October 6, 2004
• Iraqis call for permanent residency The Age - October 6, 2004 AAP
• High-risk detainees returned on flight from hell SMH - October 6, 2004 by Debra Jopson
• 'Illegals' come in from the cold The Age - October 6, 2004 by Daniel Ziffer
• Italy halts asylum seeker expulsion ABC News Online - October 6, 2004
• Children overboard refugees genuine The Australian - October 6, 2004 by George Megalogenis
• Drumming up support Gloucester Advocate - October 6, 2004
• Taree RAR group meets tonight Manning River Times - October 6, 2004
• Sri Lankan asylum seekers face deportation Green Left Weekly - October 6, 2004 by Sarah Stephen
• The interpreters who played with refugees' lives Green Left Weekly - October 6, 2004 by Sarah Stephen
• Living in a new shadowland of uncertainty Green Left Weekly - October 6, 2004 by Margarita Windisch
• Detainees on election hunger strike News.com.au - October 6, 2004 by Tamara McLean
• The issue politicians hope will just go away The Australian - October 5, 2004 by Phillip Adams
• Four men hanged in Iran News.com.au - October 5, 2004 Agence France-Presse
• Lib MP contradicts refugee policy News.com.au - October 5, 2004 by Sharon Mathieson AAP
• Commission says asylum seekers forgotten in election campaign Catholic News - October 5, 2004
• More fears of refugees, even though fewer Big News Network.com - October 5, 2004
• Iraqis protest over temporary visas News.com.au - October 5, 2004 © AAP
• Children overboard toy 'offensive' The Age - October 5, 2004 by Meaghan Shaw
• UN seeks access to Italy migrants BBC News - October 4, 2004
• Australian Muslims Expected to Vote against Howard IslamOnline.net & News Agencies - October 4, 2004
• Proposed U.S. bill creates refugee hurdles The Globe and Mail, Canada - October 4, 2004 by Shawn McCarthy
• A cage fight Warrnambool Standard - October 4, 2004
• Showbiz hits centre stage 'to end the lies' The Australian - October 4, 2004 by Rosalie Higson
• Holding the line at News SMH - October 4, 2004 Commentary by Margo Kingston
• "Personally creating outcomes" SMH - October 4, 2004 by Antony Loewenstein
• Church head attacks morals SMH - October 3, 2004
• Thousands attend 'Lies' rally in Sydney SMH - October 3, 2004 AAP
• Thousands march against Howard News.com.au - October 3, 2004 Agence France-Presse
• Artists call for truth in government SMH - October 3, 2004
• Protesters call for truth in government ABC News Online - October 3, 2004
• Hundreds rally against PM in Brisbane Channel Nine News - October 3, 2004 © AAP
• Overboard row refloats The Herald Sun - October 3, 2004 by Derek Ballantine
• Gibbins breaks party ranks The Bendigo Advertiser - October 2, 2004 by Melissa Iaria
• Run ends for Woomera's last escapee The Age - October 2, 2004 by Andra Jackson
• Thousands turn out to protest against detention The Age - October 2, 2004 by Andra Jackson
• What our leaders are not saying The Australian - October 1, 2004
• Abbott denies urging Pell to criticise Labor schools policy ABC News Online - October 1, 2004
• Nauruan President declares state of emergency ABC News Online - October 1, 2004
• Asylum-seekers are at high risk in SA, are returned to dangerous situations Cape Times, South Africa - October 1, 2004 by Lindsey Arkley

September

• Doubt over deportee claims SMH - September 30, 2004 by Debra Jopson
• Baghdad Year Zero: Pillaging Iraq in pursuit of a neocon utopia Harper's Magazine - September 2004 by Naomi Klein
• The shape of the argument SMH - September 29, 2004 by David Marr
• Rotting in Jail in the Land of the Free Fort Worth Weekly Online - September 29, 2004 by Julian Aguilar and Dan Malone
• Refugees and elections NewMatilda.com - September 29, 2004 by Klaus Neumann
• Candidates ranked on refugee policy Ninemsm - September 29, 2004 AAP
• PM invited to Time to Go John premiere Channel Seven News - September 29, 2004 by Jonathon Moran AAP
• Save child detainees: former judge The Australian September 29, 2004 by Leisa Scott
• Why are the children still locked up? The Age - September 29, 2004 by Arnold Zable
• Refugees sent back to danger: claim The Age - September 29, 2004 by Debra Jopson
• Deported to Danger Edmond Rice Centre - September 29, 2004
• Save child detainees: former judge The Australian September 29, 2004 by Leisa Scott
• MP contradicts refugee policy The Australian September 29, 2004 by Elizabeth Colman
• Out of detention into their own hell The Australian September 29, 2004 by Elizabeth Colman
• Report slams Govt treatment of rejected asylum seekers ABC News Online - September 29, 2004
• Refugees sent back to danger: claim - September 29, 2004 by Debra Jopson
• Home is where the hurt is SMH - September 29, 2004 by Debra Jopson
• Hazara leader runs for Qld Senate Ninemsm - September 29, 2004 AAP
• Meet the women who have John Howard worried The Age - September 29, 2004 by Dan Silkstone
• Australia’s samidzat Green Left Weekly - September 29, 2004 by John Pilger
• NT senator wants immigration centre sold off ABC News Online - September 28, 2004
• Out of detention into their own hell The Australian - September 28, 2004 by Elizabeth Colman
• Mother fears son will be 'recruited' The Age - September 27, 2004 by Andra Jackson
• Why are the children still locked up? The Age - September 27, 2004 by Arnold Zable
• Government commits $39m to border protection The Age - September 27, 2004 AAP
• Academics join call for honesty in government SMH -September 26, 2004 AAP
• Interviews with Democrats Leader Senator Andrew Bartlett and Family First Leader Andrea Mason Meet The Press - September 26, 2004 presenter Greg Turnbull
• Lost in Translation Australian Financial Review September 25- 26, 2004 by Julie Macken
• Inside Baxter The Age - September 25, 2004 by Russell Skelton
• The third man The Age - September 25, 2004 by Michael Gordon
• 'Doctors' wives' to cut loose The Australian - September 24, 2004 by Emma-Kate Symons
• Voters-overboard risk for three Libs The Australian - September 24, 2004 by George Megalogenis and Elizabeth Colman
• Evocative message of despair through a lens The Age - September 23, 2004 by Gabriella Coslovich
• Australia asks PNG to keep Manus immigration detention centre running ABC Asia Pacific - ABC Asia Pacific
• Taliban threatens Afghan refugee vote ABC News Online - September 23, 2004 Reuters
• L-NP Could Lose Up To Three Senate Seats and Greens Gain Four Morgan Poll - September 23, 2004 Finding No. 3786
• Letters To Ali Sydney Morning Herald September 23, 2004 by Sandra Hall
• Life beyond rent-a-crowd NewMatilda.com - September 22, 2004 by Marni Cordell
• Eight years' jail for Iraqi The Age - September 22, 2004 by Andra Jackson
• PNG asked to keep empty immigration centre open ABC News Online - September 22, 2004
• Iraqi people-smuggler sentenced SBS World News - September 21, 2004
• It's about Bennelong, stupid, says Howard SMH Webdiary - September 21, 2004 Commentary by Margo Kingston
• Fight to call Australia home The West Australian - September 20, 2004 by Carmelo Amalfi
• Witnesses say detainees forcibly moved to Baxter The Age - September 20, 2004 by Andra Jackson
• Time runs out for asylum seekers The Age - September 20, 2004 by Andra Jackson
• Life finally deals Mandaean refugees a good hand The Age - September 20, 2004 by Russell Skelton
• Experts set to criticise Aust over children's policies ABC News - September 20, 2004
• Now let's bring the kids, says bush town Sydney Morning Herald - September 19, 2004 by Sarah Price
• Protest vote risk for Abbott The Sunday Mail - September 19, 2004 by Tony Vermeer and Linda Silmalis
• Latham's Approval Rises - ALP Tax and Education Policies Preferred Roy Morgan - September 19, 2004 Research Finding No. 3783
• Passion and compassion The Courier Mail - September 18, 2004 by Kathleen Noonan
• Baxter protest reaches day four News.com.au - September 18, 2004 AAP
• Refuge Australia The Age - September 18, 2004 by Reviewer John Lack
• Big Brother sends in the hit squads to clean up national security threat Sydney Morning Herald - September 18, 2004 by Deborah Snow
• Libs face off with rodent in Bennelong Sydney Morning Herald - September 17, 2004 - AAP
• Sri Lankan Asylum Seekers Plead for Compassion Perth Indymedia - September 17, 2004 by Mira via reffo_bustaz
• Detainees readied for deportation news.com.au - September 17, 2004 by Elizabeth Colman
• Return to sender Sydney Morning Herald - September 17, 2004
• Four to three they've thrown away the key Sydney Morning Herald - September 17, 2004 by Richard Ackland
• Future Shock: the ideology of Mark Latham SMH Webdiary - September 17, 2004 Commentary by Margo Kingston
• This is a WAR - You can make a difference Ausnews - September 17, 2004 by Jane Keogh
• Closed-door Immigration Policy Is Shameful Vision Human Rights Watch - September 16, 2004 by Kenneth Roth and Julia Hall
• Gangways of nostalgia The Age - September 16, 2004 by Larry Schwartz
• Reality rebel with a cause New Matilda - September 15, 2004 by Alanna Sherry
• At last, magic for Aladdin The Age - September 15, 2004 by Andra Jackson
• Keelty stops a 2004 'children overboard' scam SMH Webdiary - September 13, 2004 Commentary by Margo Kingston
• What the pollsters say The Age - September 13, 2004 by Irving Saulwick, Denis Muller
• UN's Afghan offices attacked news.com.au - September 12, 2004 from correspondents in Tehran
• Detainee pleads for a fair go THe Advertiser - September 11, 2004 by Vivienne Oakley
• 3 months and children still in detention Amnesty International Australia - September 10, 2004
• Not-happy old Lib in bid to unseat PM The Age- September 10, 2004 by Russell Skelton
• Born in Australia, but child's wish to stay denied SMH - September 10, 2004 by Michael Pelly and Penelope Debelle
• Children born in Australia 'can be deported' The Age- September 10, 2004 by Meaghan Shaw
• France protests death of 74 year-old national in Australian custody EXPATICA - September 10, 2004 © AFP
• Media bias: read all about it The Age- September 10, 2004 by Max Suich
• U.S.: Investigate 'Ghost Detainees' Human Rights Watch September 10, 2004
• Irene Khan: Don't turn a blind eye to the UN The Australian - September 9, 2004
• Protests over indefinite detention The Advertiser - September 9, 2004
• Today marks 6 years in detention for detainee Peter Qasim AM - September 9, 2004 Reporter: Jayne-Maree Sedgman
• Six-year detainee pleads for freedom Channel Seven News - September 9, 2004 © AAP
• Six years a detainee, man still after home The Age - September 9, 2004 by Andra Jackson
• Release Peter Qasim - Day of Shame 9 September Melbourne Indymedia - September 9, 2004
• Fleeing into detention Wodonga Border Mail Letters - September 9, 2004 by Margaret Power
• Protests over indefinite detention The Advertiser - September 9, 2004
• Amnesty slams Government on human rights The Age- September 9, 2004 by Mark Forbes
• NZ-bound refugees appeal to Australian Govt to accept the remainder PM - September 9, 2004 Reporter: Sean Dorney
• Howard's Pacific Solution winds down AM - September 9, 2004 Reporter: Sean Dorney
• One of two asylum seekers camps on Nauru closes ABC Asia Pacific - September 9, 2004
• Last 21 Afghan refugees accepted Stuff.Co.NZ - September 9, 2004 by Kim Ruscoe
• Playing a different race card The Age- September 9, 2004 by Meaghan Shaw
• Fewer on move from world trouble spots The Age- September 9, 2004 by Andra Jackson
• PM targeted over human rights "blot" The Advertiser - September 9, 2004 by Craig Bildstien
• Councillors emerge from Baxter dazed, inspired The Age- September 9, 2004 by Martin Boulton
• Councillors to meet Baxter asylum seekers ABC North and West SA - September 8, 2004
• Alleged smuggler unlikely to face charges Sydney Morning Herald September 7, 2004 by Matthew Moore in Jakarta and Robert Wainwright
• Howard and Latham test what suits by political cross-dressing SMH - September 7, 2004 by Louise Dodson
• Just Care: Political Reality and Change UNIYA - September 6, 2004 by Fr Frank Brennan SJ AO
• Election 2004: panel and swinging voters Channel Nine Sunday - September 5, 2004 Reporter: Jana Wendt
• Why I've fallen out of love with Australia UK Guardian - September 5, 2004 by Bill Condie
• Lies, damned lies, and politics Stuff.Co.NZ - September 5, 2004 by Anthiony Hubbard
• Labor soft on asylum seekers: PM news.com.au - September 5, 2004
• The rat trap election SMH Webdiary - September 4, 2004 by Margo Kingston
• King to run as independent, defying Howard Australian Financial Review - September 3, 2004 by Jim Parker
• Liberals seek to expel 'rodent' whistleblower SBS World News - September 3, 2004
• Please call me Michael The Age- September 3, 2004 by Larry Schwartz
• PM's staff will be asked to give evidence The Age - September 3, 2004 by Mark Forbes
• Libs under pressure to release records The Age - September 2, 2004 © AAP
• 'Overboard' witnesses kept secret news.com.au - September 2, 2004
• Olympic legend calls for release of detainees ABC News Online - September 2, 2004
• Betty Cuthbert pleads mercy Tol Tran and Hoa Nguyen Perth Indymedia - 1 September 2004 by By Linda Manning
• Road movie for our times The Weekend Australian - September 1, 2004 by Lawrie Zion
• Refugees and bleeding hearts, wedging back NewMatilda.com - September 1,2004 by Anne Coombs
• PM disputes children overboard claims ABC News Online - September 1, 2004
• Scrafton says govt gag stopped him from speaking out ABC News Online - September 1, 2004
• The catharsis of Mike Scrafton Sydney Morning Herald - September 1, 2004 by Mike Scrafton
• Latham questions Brandis's position on children overboard committee ABC News Online - September 1, 2004
• Defence 'knew boat claim wrong' news.com.au - September 1, 2004 © AAP
• Dog day for Lib over quarantine remark The Age - September 1, 2004 by Penelope Debelle, Meaghan Shaw
• Sanctuary Australia: a lost dream? The Age - September 1, 2004 Editorial
• Somehow, we need to make politics cool again The Age - September 1, 2004 by Merlin Luck
• Stateless detainees get bridging visas in review The Age - September 1, 2004 by Meaghan Shaw
• Howard's begging letter to Liberals in Wentworth SMH Webdiary - September 1, 2004

August

• Labor's Costello wedge keeps Wentworth on the move SMH Webdiary - August 31, 2004 by Margo Kingston
• Reassessment of Afghani Nationals in Mainland Detention Media Release - August 31, 2004 Sen. Amanda Vanstone, Minister for Immigration
• MP hounded for refugee quarantine analogy SMH - August 31, 2004; AAP
• Bartlett calls for 'children overboard' eyewitness Media Release - August 31, 2004 Sen. Andrew Bartlett, Australian Democrats
• Headmaster optimistic over Bakhtiyari claims re-examination Catholic News - August 31, 2004
• Campaigning over DIMIA broken promises begins Scoop NZ - August 31, 2004 Project SafeCom
• Police alert sparks boatpeople fear The Australian - August 31, 2004
• Lying is not the issue? Media Release - August 30, 2004 Rural Australians for Refugees
• Spotlight on detainees less glaring this time The Age - August 30, 2004 by Cynthia Banham
• Lingering pain of Tampa Sun Herald - August 29, 2004 by Sean Berry and Frank Walker
• The Dark, Unacknowledged Truth of The Children Overboard Scandal Media Release - August 29, 2004; Sen. Andrew Bartlett, Australian Democrats
• Refugee throws Lib's tale overboard Sunday Times - August 29, 2004
• 'Overboard' Iraqis to be reassessed Weekend Australian - August 29, 2004
• Faces behind the controversy Herald Sun - August 28, 2004 by Michael Harvey
• Clouds over the playground The Age - August 28, 2004
• Court to re-examine Bakhtiyari claims The Age - August 28, 2004 by Penelope Debelle
• New allegations of Navy cruelty The Australian - August 27, 2004 by Claire Harvey and George Megalogenis
• A day to celebrate refugees’ contribution to Australia Media Release - August 27, 2004; Human Rights Commissioner Dr Sev Ozdowski
• PM dented by blaming other people, polls show SMH - August 26, 2004 by Louise Dodson and Mark Metherell
• Australia 'obliged' to free children The Age - August 25, 2004; AAP
• New Refugee Visa Measures - The Lies Continue - One Step Forward Follows Ten Steps Backwards Australian Democrats - August 24 2004, Media Release, Sen. Andrew Bartlett,
• A tale of two 12-year-olds SMH - August 24 2004 by Haydon Knight
• ALP slams Costello's detention comments The Age - August 24 2004; AAP
• Costello immigration comments back Govt policy: PM ABC News - August 24 2004
• No children should be in detention: Costello ABC News - August 23, 2004
• Witnesses say detainees forcibly moved to Baxter The Age - September 21, 2004 by Andra Jackson
• Sympathy shifting to asylum-seekers The Australian - August 20, 2004, by George Megalogenis
• 'Children overboard' debate highlights plight of asylum seekers ABC 7:30 Report - August 17, 2004 Reporter: Peter McCutcheon
• A certain maritime mess haunts Howard The Australian - August 17, 2004 Editorial
• A case of truth in government will out? The Age - August 17, 2004 Editorial
• 'Overboard' Affair Shakes Up Australia The Moscow Times - August 17, 2004
• Howard accused of misleading voters with boat people claims The Independent, UK - August 17, 2004
• A murky affair comes back to haunt The Age - August 17, 2004
• Howard was told the truth The Australian - August 16, 2004
• High hopes The Age - August 16, 2004 by Larry Schwartz
• New children overboard revelations from former senior advisor ABC AM - August 16, 2004 Reporter, Catherine McGrath
• Aide reveals children overboard advice ABC News - August 16, 2004
• 'I told PM overboard photos were wrong' SMH - August 16, 2004
• New children overboard revelations from former senior advisor ABC AM - August 16, 2004
• Children overboard chronology ABC PM - August 16, 2004
• Democrats to discuss re-opening of children overboard inquiry ABC PM - August 16, 2004
• Overboard claims 'show up PM' news.com.au - August 16, 2004 AAP
• Labor 'also at overboard fault' news.com.au - August 16, 2004 AAP
• PM's credibility on the line: Labor news.com.au - August 16, 2004 AAP
• PM rejects children overboard claims The Age - August 16, 2004 AAP
• Mike Scrafton's Letter: PM told no children overboard The Australian - August 16, 2004 by Mike Scrafton
• PM calls 'key' in kids overboard case The Australian - August 16, 2004 by Patrick Walters
• PM knew truth in overboard case Townsville Bulletin 16 August 2004 by Patrick Walters
• Labor demands truth on children overboard ABC Online - 16 August 2004
• How ethical is Australia? ABC Radio National - August 15 2004; interview with Peter Singer, Professor of Bioethics, Princeton University; presented by Terry Lane
• Not happy, John [Valder] Channel Nine Sunday, 15 August 2004; reporter Graham Davis
• Asylum seekers claim maggots found in food ABC Online - 13 August 2004
• Future flourishing Wodonga Border Mail -12 August 2004
• Fears of Tampa revisited: Rallying for refugees Wodonga Border Mail 12 August 2004 by Howard Jones
• The Temporary Protection Visa Must Go ABC Perspective - 12 August 2004
• Ban indefinite detention: Lawrence The Age - August 12, 2004 by Meaghan Shaw
• Stranded Afghans sew lips in protest The Advertiser - August 12, 2004 AFP
• Villawood mother's punishment continues Green Left Weekly - August 11, 2004 by Sarah Stevens
• Failed asylum seekers begin hunger strike ABC online - August 11 2004 Reuters
• Temporary Protection Visas Must Go Radio National Perspective - August 10 2004 by Fethi Mansouri
• Fawning frontbench provides cause for alarm The Australian - August 10, 2004 Opinion Philip Adams
• Jesuit Centre condemns detention centre climate of violence Catholic News - 10 August 2004
• Asylum seekers begin hunger strike The Age - August 10, 2004 AAP
• The truth overboard The Age - August 10, 2004 by Michael Gordon
• 'Every night I couldn't sleep' The Age - August 10, 2004 by Michael Gordon
• Long-term stateless to be reviewed The Age - August 10, 2004 by Meaghan Shaw
• Democrats call for immigration law change ABC News - August 10, 2004
• Statement for the Media by a Concerned Group of Former Service Chiefs and Australian Diplomats SMH - August 9, 2004
• Stateless men's fate questioned The Australian - August 9, 2004
• What if another Tampa sailed into election 2004? The Age - August 9, 2004
• Immigration Detainees Review SBS Radio News - August 9, 2004
• Democrats to fight 'eternal jail' power The Age - August 9, 2004 by Meaghan Shaw
• The tragic fate of asylum seekers The Age - August 9, 2004 Editorial
• Taxpayer-funded trip for detainees The Advertiser - August 9, 2004 by Jason Frenkel
• Govt urged to show asylum seekers compassion ABC News - August 9, 2004
• Refugees gone in 2 years: Nauru leader The Age - August 9, 2004
• Visa reprieve for Kosovo refugees The Age - August 7, 2004 by Meaghan Shaw
• Stateless detainees get life sentence The Courier Mail - August 7, 2004 by Elizabeth Colman
• Court upholds indefinite detention The Age - August 7, 2004 by Meaghan Shaw
• Asylum seeker returned to custody ABC online - August 6, 2004
• Govt urged to show asylum seekers compassion ABC Online - August 6, 2004
• High Court upholds indefinite detention for detainees ABC PM - August 6, 2004 Reporter, Jayne-Maree Sedgman
• Asylum seekers can be locked up 'indefinitely' Sydney Morning Herald - August 6, 2004 AAP
• Detainee escape claim rejected news.com.au - August 6, 2004 AAP
• High Court backs indefinite detention policy The Age - August 6, 2004
• Govt wins right to indefinitely detain asylum seekers ABC Online - August 6, 2004
• Court backs indefinite detention news.com.au - August 6, 2004 by Paul Osborne AAP
• High Court Delivers Landmark Ruling on Asylum Seekers SBS News - August 6, 2004
• Court: Stateless can be held indefinitely Washington Times - August 6, 2004
• Accused people smuggler denied entry Nine MSN News - August 4, 2004 AAP
• Iraqi Christians flee, eyeing Australia The Age - August 4, 2004 by Meaghan Shaw
• Tracing the tragedy ... to Iraq and back The Age - August 4, 2004
• Australia's mistreatment of refugees: a history Green Left Weekly - August 4, 2004 Review by Sarah Stevens
• Carmen Lawrence: End 'time torture' of refugees Green Left Weekly - August 4, 2004
• Another 16 granted visas The Age - August 3, 2004 by Meaghan Shaw
• Quilts hold memories for Leila The Examiner - August 3, 2004 by Alison Andrews
• Asylum seekers arrive from Nauru ABC Online - August 3, 2004
• Olympic legend calls for release of detainees ABC News Online - September 2, 2004
• Federal police to probe Port Hedland claims The Age - August 2, 2004 by Meaghan Shaw
• Bitter legacy of the ferryman SMH - August 2, 2004
• Police violence claims to be probed 7 News - August 2, 2004
• Visa reprieve for Kosovo refugees; The Age, 7 August 2004

July

• The myopia of refugee advocates' The Age, July 31 2004; by Amanda Vanstone
• Siev X smuggler `could be an agent' The Weekend Australian 31 July 2004; by Cameron Stewart
• 'You're against us, Arab leaders tell Australia' SMH; 31 July 2004; by Tom Allard
• Afghanistan could implode, MPs warn The Guardian; Friday July 30, 2004, by Ewen MacAskill, diplomatic editor
• Detention centre adopts the hard cell strategy SMH; July 29, 2004, by Cynthia Banham
• Their life behind the wire News.com.au; July 29, 2004 by Vivienne Oakley
• Baxter detainee continues hunger strike ABC News Online; July 29, 2004
• Mother terrorised at Villawood - Close the prison camps Green Left Weekly; 28 July, 2004 by Sarah Stevens
• Trial over people smuggling The Australian; July 28, 2004 by Ainsley Pavey
• Prolonging the agony The Age; July 28, 2004 by Arnold Zable
• TV contestant breaks his silence on Baxter The Transcontinental; July 28, 2004
• DIMIA Threatens To Return Asylum Seeker to 'Axis of Evil' Country Sen. Andrew Bartlett; 28 July 2004
• DIMIA Threatens Baxter Asylum Seekers with Iranian Embassy Asylum Seeker Resource Centre 27th July 2004
• Just another hoax on refugees The Sunday Mail. July 25th Marilyn Shepherd
• Mouth tape protest boosts detainees National Nine News; July 25, 2004 AAP
• The greatest show on Earth Weekend Australian; July 24, 2004 by Philip Adams
• New hope for 86 as Canberra eases hard line The Age; July 24, 2004 by Meaghan Shaw
• Govt to review Afghan detainees' refugee status ABC News Online; July 24, 2004
• Democrats Urge DIMIA to Reopen ALL Refugee Cases Sen. Andrew Bartlett; 23 July 2004
• Reassessment of Afghani Nationals in Mainland Immigration Detention Senator Amanda Vanstone July 23, 2004
• Legislative Council condemns Federal Govt over treatment of children in detention Kate Reynolds MLC (Democrats), July 22, 2004
• Bakhtiari boys urge court on visas The Australian; July 22, 2004
• Bakhtiari case could open floodgates The Age; July 22, 2004 by Sharon Mathieson
• Minister relaxed on judge reaction The Australian; July 21, 2004
• Vanstone unmoved by UK Woomera case ABC News Online; July 21, 2004
• UK Judge Criticises Aust Over Bakhtiari Case SBS News; July 21, 2004
• Britain washes hands of Bakhtiari boys The Age; July 21, 2004 AAP
• Life in Woomera was inhumane and degrading, British appeal court is told SMH; July 21, 2004 by Peter Fray
• Straw suit ripples through Europe News.com.au, 20 July 2004
• Straw aware of boys' plight - QC Guardian, UK20 July 2004
• Boys' Australia treatment 'inhumane' Herald Sun, 20 July 2004
• BB's Merlin meets detainees The Advertiser 20 July 2004,
• Consulate failed duty to asylum seekers The Age19 July 2004
• Detention centre boys sue Straw The Guardian, UK- 19 July 2004
• Detention brothers sue Britain The Age; July 19, 2004; by Peter Fray
• Stott Despoja, Merlin tour detention centre ABC News 19 July 2004
• Merlin, Natasha slam detentions Seven News 19 July 2004
• Beyond the wire SMH, July 17 2004; by Cynthia Banham
• Immigration blunders let thousands overstay SMH, July 17 2004; by Cynthia Banham
• Report slams visa policing strategy The Age; July 16, 2004; by Meaghan Shaw
• Mothers in roof protest at Villawood SMH, July 15 2004; by Malcolm Brown and Cynthia Banham
• A reprieve for the nation's refugees SMH, July 15 2004;
• Free at last, but friends left behind The Courier Mail, July 15 2004; by Margaret Wenham
• Families take protest to detention centre rooftop The Age; July 15, 2004; by Meaghan Shaw
• Families to be heard on detention move ABC News Online, 15 July 2004
• Asylum seekers win appeal hearing Herald Sun, 15 July 2004
• Growing swell of Liberal protests led to change of heart SMH, July 14 2004; by Cynthia Banham
• A welcome change on visas, but the damage is done - SMH Letters page - July 14, 2004
• Govt denies forcing asylum seekers to relocate ABC News Online July 14, 2004
• No forced transfers: immigration Herald Sun, July 14, 2004; AAP
• Asylum seekers 'forced out' of Villawood The Age; July 14, 2004; AAP
• Protest at detention centre News.com.au - July 14, 2004
• Detainees fight transfer in court News.com.au - July 14, 2004;
• Vanstone shift gives refugees a chance The Age; July 14, 2004; by Meaghan Shaw
• New hope for father of three The Age, 14 July 2004; by Andra Jackson
• A chance to make plans The Age, 14 July 2004; by Andra Jackson
• Fruits of a job well done The Age, 14 July 2004; by Andra Jackson
• Claims families in detention forced to move ABC - PM 14 July 2004; Reporter: Liz Foschia
• Howard defends changes to immigration rules ABC The World Today, 14 July 2004; Reporter: Nick Grimm
• Rooftop protest over relocations Herald Sun,14 July 2004; by Tamara McLean
• Asylum seekers 'forcibly removed' Herald Sun,14 July 2004; by Tamara McLean
• Visas Opportunities for TPV Holders in Regional Australia, Minister Vanstone -14 July 2004;
• Refugee supporters question visa changes The Age, 13 July 2004; AAP
• Three years locked up, waiting for a visa SMH, July 13 2004; AAP
• Australia throws 9000 refugees a lifeline SMH, July 13 2004; by Cynthia Banham
• Ballot-box compassion on TPVs: Brown The Age, 13 July 2004; AAP
• Government changes TPV rules The Age, 13 July 2004; AAP
• 9,500 refugees can apply to stay The Age, 13 July 2004; AAP
• Australia gives 9,500 temporary refugees chance to stay The Star 13 July 2004;
• Australia eases hardline immigration laws Aljazeera.net, 13 July 2004
• Australia Offers Permanent Home to Thousands of Asylum Seekers Voice of America, 13 July 2004
• Australia eases hardline refugee policy in run up to the polls Channel NewsAsia, 13 July 2004,
• Aust relax rules for asylum seekers TVNZ, 13 July 2004,
• Australia eases residency rules BBC News, 13 July 2004,
• Australia eases hardline refugee policy in run up to the polls Khaleej Times, 13 July 2004
• Australia Eases Residency Rules For Asylum-Seekers IndoLink,13 July 2004
• Refugees get high-profile friends The Age, 13 July 2004; by Andra Jackson
• Government announces changes to temporary protection visas; ABC 7:30 Report, 13 July 2004;
• Government overhauls rules on residency; ABC News Online, 13 July 2004
• Growing swell of liberal protests lead to change of heart; SMH, 13 July 2004;
• Refugees lured to country jobs; SMH, 13 July 2004;
• Fenced in by visa doubts, refugee fears an uncertain future; SMH, 13 July 2004;
• Softening of visa rules for refugees; The Australian, 13 July 2004;
• Government softens refugee policies; Brisbane Courier Mail, 13 July 2004;
• Visa change gives refugees hope; The Age, 13 July 2004;
• Doubts over Government offer to temporary protection visa holders; ABC PM, 13 July 2004;
• Manus Man reunited with Honey the cat The Age, 10 July 2004; by Andra Jackson
• Australia refugee camps slammed BBC World Service; July 9, 2004
• Asylum seekers return to Baxter in protest, The Age; July 9, 2004 by Meaghan Shaw
• Electronic tagging of asylum seekers to start in Scotland The Scotsman; 8th July 2004, by Tanya Thompson
• Nun seeking relief for detained asylum seeker family; Catholic News, 8 July 2004
• A Mother's Sacrifice; by Brian Littley, The Advertiser; 8 July 2004;
• Iraqi asylum seeker goes blind on Nauru; The Age, 7 July 2004;
• Health fear for freed asylum kids; The Age, 7 July 2004
• Bakhtiyaris take on UK foreign secretary The Age, 7 July 2004- AAP
• Detained children freed in policy flip SMH, July 16 2004; by Cynthia Banham
• Vanstone hails cut in child detention numbers The Age, 6 July 2004 by Meaghan Shaw
• More Afghan refugees arrive; Melbourne Herald Sun, 6 July 2004
• Queue-jumpers' win against odds The Age, 5 July 2004 by Meaghan Shaw
• Families leave detention The Age - July 02, 2004 by Meaghan Shaw
• Lawyers go to High Court over Nauru detention The Age - July 02, 2004 by Andra Jackson
• A half-baked refugee policy The Age - July 02, 2004; Editorial
• Merlin Luck speaks up, again The Age - July 01, 2004 by Andra Jackson
• New life begins with heater and donations The Age - July 01, 2004 by Catharine Munro
• Anxious But Hopeful: Nauru Afganis SBS World News - July 01, 2004
• Fitzgerald accused of 'invective and error' The Age - July 01, 2004 by Michelle Grattan
• Nauru confirms move by receivers against office of former president ABC News - July 01, 2004

June

• Howard MP breaks ranks on war The Australian - June 30, 2004 by Steve Lewis and Matt Price
• Victory for the refugee-rights movement Green Left Weekly June 29, 2004
• Tony Fitzgerald: Howard a "radical" SMH - June 29, 2004 by Margo Kingston
• Afghan refugees to arrive in Brisbane tonight SMH - June 29, 2004 AAP
• Nauru detainees arrive in Australia The Age - June 29, 2004
• Nauru hunger strike ends Herald Sun - June 26, 2004
• Pride comes before flags SMH - June 26, 2004 by Tony Stevens
• Bakhtiyari children now await deportation Advertiser - June 24, 2004 by Sean Fewster
• Joy for a family reunited The Age - June 24, 2004 by Michael Gordon
• Home sweet home The Age - June 24, 2004 by Russell Skelton
• A rolled-gold alternative The Age - June 24, 2004 by Russell Skelton
• Detention in need of some attention by Julie Macken, Financial Review; 24 June 2004
• Nauru to reconsider detention role The Age - June 23, 2004 by Mark Forbes and Meaghan Shaw
• Hunger strike health worries in Nauru The Age - June 22, 2004 by Jamie Duncan
• Cat's the way to treat asylum seekers SMH - June 22, 2004
• We're here, get used to it: students give refugees younger voice SMH - June 21, 2004 by Tony Stephens
• A young refugee's plea for a better future SMH - June 21, 2004 by Nooria Wazefadost
• Refugees rename Baxter camp 'Abu Ghraib' SMH - June 20, 2004; AAP
• The Detention Industry ABC Background Briefing - June 20, 2004
• Campaigners march in Melbourne for World Refugee Day ABC News Online - June 20, 2004
• Human Rights Commissioner marks World Refugee Day ABC News Online - June 20, 2004
• Time for Australia to make a fresh start on World Refugee Day Senator Andrew Bartlett, Federal Leader, Australian Demoncrats & Kate Reynolds, Member South Australian Legislative Council - June 20, 2004
• Seven Iraqis now on hunger strike The Age - June 19, 2004, by Meaghan Shaw
• Nauru hunger strikers taken to hospital The Age - June 18, 2004, by Andra Jackson
• Correction: headline was wrong SMH - June 18, 2004
• Refugee Advocates Successful in Media Challenge Active Sydney - Jun 18 2004; by Mira Wroblewski
• Reporting Refugees The Media Report, ABC Radio National - 17 June 2004;
• Nauru Hunger Strike Won't Change Australian Policy Radio Australia, 16 June 2004
• All Saints bell tolls for children in detention The Transcontinental Port Augusta - June 16, 2004
• All-clear for Nauru detention The Age - June 16, 2004, by Andra Jackson
• Iraqi detainees in Nauru hunger strike SMH - June 18, 2004; AAP
• Three asylum seekers in Nauru hunger strike ABC News Online - June 15, 2004
• Taxpayers fork out $750,000 for Bakhtiyari detention ABC News Online - June 15, 2004
• Temporary visa holders celebrate support The Age - June 14, 2004, by Andra Jackson
• Merlin Luck's Silent Refugee Protest - Type "Merlin Luck" into Google search and you will get around 60,000 hits - amazing!! There has been so much media surrounding Merlins protest ChilOut have put up a special section on their web site visit What's Merlin been doing?
• Asylum seekers attempt suicide The Daily Telegraph - June 12, 2004; by David Penberthy
• Children should be out of immigration detention says Australian Medical Association Medical News Today - June 11, 2004
• Toowoomba joins child detention protest ABC Southern Qld - June 11, 2004; RAR's Mark Copland
• Green pushes human rights Bega District News - June 11, 2004
• Government committed to detention regime Senator Amanda Vanstone, Minister for Immigration
• Govt stands firm on child detention The Age - June 10, 2004, AAP
• It's time to free child detainees, Howard told ABC News Online - June 10, 2004
• Church Bells toll for child detainees SBS World News - June 10, 2004
• Government fails to meet deadline on children SBS World News - June 10, 2004
• Fed Gov passes HREOC deadline for release of children in detention ABC AM - June 10, 2004 reporter Sarah Clarke
• Deadline for releasing child detainees passes - ABC News Online - June 10, 2004
• Govt removing detained kids: ALP The Age - June 10, 2004, AAP
• City bells to toll for detained children The Age - June 10, 2004, by Barney Zwartz
• Call for Inquiry Over Immigration Detention Abuses SBS World News - June 9, 2004
• Anglican news and notes Bombala Times - June 9, 2004 by RAR's Peter Llewellyn
• Bakhtiyari children reunited with mother ABC News Online - June 8, 2004
• Baxter kids take to Aussie rules The Transcontinental Port Augusta - June 7, 2004
• Children in detention ABC Perspective with Dr Louise Newman - June 7, 2004
• Asylum Seekers: Legislative Council challenged to condemn Federal Govt Australian Democrats June 7, 2004
• School kits on refugees branded propaganda SMH - June 7, 2004 by Kelly Burke, Education Reporter
• Baxter kids take to Aussie rules The Port Augusta Transcontinental - June 7, 2004
• Detention centre shame Sunday Tasmanian - Jun 06, 2004 by Margaret Pos
• Govt Warned of Mental Illness Legacy SBS Radio News - June 6, 2004
• Suddenly sensitive: Howard's new heart The Daily Telegraph - June 4, 2004, by Mark Day
• Bakhtiari children to live with mother ABC News Online - June 4, 2004
• Bakhtiari children stay in detention The Age - June 3, 2004, AAP
• Offers pour in to end cat's detention The Age - June 3, 2004, by Andra Jackson
• Triple J interview: Steve Cannane with Senator Vanstone Triple J - June 2, 2004Steve Cannane (click on ‘Wednesday’ – requires Windows media player or real player)
• Aladdin Sisalem released from Manus Island The Age - June 1, 2004, by Andra Jackson

May

• Last man on Manus wins freedom The Age - May 29, 2004, by Andra Jackson
• Stormy history comes to an end The West Australian May 29, 2004, by Leith Paganoni
• Refugees reunited after four years still fear for the future SMH - May 28, 2004 by Justin Norrie
  
• Bakhtiari boys win right to appeal The Age - May 28, 2004, AAP
• Child detainees get British hearing The Australian May 28, 2004
• British minister to face court over Australian asylum seekers ABC NewsOnline - May 28, 2004 by Europe correspondent Fran Kelly
• Boy Detainees at Centre of British Humanitarian Rights Case SBS Radio News - May 28, 2004,
• Woomera break boys win right of appeal The Age - May 28, 2004, AAP
• Bakhtiari boys win right to appeal The Age - May 28, 2004, by Steve Larkin and Sam Lienert
• Court win for Taliban press-gang fugitive The Age - May 28, 2004, by Meaghan Shaw
• Refugee status for slash boy The Australian May 27, 2004 by Elizabeth Colman
• Amnesty slams Australia's human rights record The Age - May 26, 2004, AAP
• Release Bakhtiari children, lawyers tell court The Age - May 26, 2004 by Lauren Ahwan
• Lawyers mount Australian Federal Court appeal for child asylum seekers ABC Radio Australia News - May 26, 2004
• Detention centre shut The Advertiser - May 26, 2004
• Amnesty report criticises Aust, US ABC News Online May 26, 2004, Reuters/ABC
• It's time to put away the big stick The Age - May 25, 2004, by Gerard Henderson
• Afghanistan, the war the world forgot Independent.co.uk - 25 May 2004 by Colin Brown and Kim Sengupta
• Libs consider softening on refugee visas The Australian - May 24, 2004, by Samantha Maiden
• Nauru detainees 'should be freed' Pak Tribune May 23, 2004 - Pakistan news
• Interview: Senator Amanda Vanstone Sunday Sunrise May 23, 2004, interview by Mark Riley
• Refugee pamphlets for schools The Age - May 23, 2004, by Meaghan Shaw
• Time to share our country's riches Sun Herald - 23 May 2004 by Rev. Anthony Fisher OP Auxiliary Bishop of Sydney
• Afghanis on Nauru to resettle in Australia The Age - May 23, 2004, AAP
• Costly asylum-seeker fiasco The Australian - May 20, 2004 by Jason Frenkel
• Last Manus Island asylum seeker looks forward to new life SMH - May 17, 2004, by Andra Jackson
• Most Nauru refugees to be resettled SMH - May 17, 2004, AAP
• Iran threatens Australia with sanctions ABC News Online - May 22, 2004
• Refugee Writer Handed Asylum Bill SBS Workd News Bulletin - May 22, 2004
• Nauru Detainees Given Refuge SBS Workd News Bulletin - May 22, 2004
• Horrors behind the wire in Australia's detention camps New Zealand Herald - May 22, 2004, by Greg Ansley
• Visa holders to get second chance The Age - May 22, 2004 by Russell Skelton
• Protesters get cold shoulder from Vanstone The Border Mail - May 21, 2004 by Russell Skelton
• Resorting to rights The Australian - May 20, 2004 by Sophie Morris
• Detention children finally find human touch The Australian - May 20, 2004 by Sophie Morris
• PM accused of double standards The Age - May 20, 2004 by Meaghan Shaw, Andrew Stevenson
• Tampa final chapter as 12 get approval The Age - May 20, 2004, by Meaghan Shaw
• More Nauru detainees accepted The Australian - May 17, 2004 AAP
• Dehumanisation - humans respond SMH - May 18, 2004, Editorial
• Refugees' story hits Australian stage Aljazeera.Net - May 18, 2004 by Lachlan Colquhoun
• Vanstone urged to release more asylum seekers SMH - May 18, 2004, by Craig Skehan
• Labor calls for scrapping of 'Pacific solution' ABC NewsOnline - May 18, 2004
• 92 Afghans on Nauru win refugee fight The Age- May 17, 2004, by Meaghan Shaw
• Waiting for freedom SMH - May 17, 2004, by Sharon Verghis
• 77 asylum seekers on Nauru granted refugee status SMH - May 17, 2004, AAP
• Activists leave for Nauru The Age - May 15, 2004, AAP
• Refugee campaigner calls PM a zombie ABC NewsOnline - May 15, 2004
• About face: Afghans on Nauru to be let in SMH - May 15, 2004, by Mike Seccombe and Sunanda Creagh
  
• System left children trapped The Age - May 15, 2004, by Russell Skelton
• Why we must free the kids Herald Sun - May 14, 2004 by Marc Purcell
• Children's treatment 'shocks' expert The Age - May 14, 2004, by Andra Jackson
• Boy still at Baxter despite self-harm The Age - May 14, 2004, by Meaghan Shaw
• Trauma that made a boy give up on life The Age - May 14, 2004, by Meaghan Shaw
• Refugee status accepted The Age - May 14, 2004, by Meaghan Shaw
• Release children, report says The Age - May 14, 2004, by Meaghan Shaw
• Howard urged to free 151 kids News.com.au May 14, 2004 by Mark Phillips
• Free kids, demands watchdog The Australian - May 14, 2004 by Sophie Morris
• Bakhtiyari children in limbo The Australian - May 14, 2004 by Richard Sproull
• Afghans on Nauru granted refugee status SMH - May 14, 2004, AAP
• Detention policy damned as cruel to children SMH - May 14, 2004, by Cynthia Banham
• Compo claims could follow child detention, group warns ABC NewsOnline - May 14, 2004.
• Latham dismisses Vanstones' 'far-fetched' child detention claim ABC NewsOnline - May 14, 2004.
• Locals should decide fate of detention centre, minister says ABC NewsOnline - May 14, 2004.
• Fifteen Afghans granted refugee status ABC NewsOnline - May 14, 2004.
• Detained children's human rights breached: report SMH - May 13, 2004.
• South Australian government angered by immigration detention plan ABC Radio Australia News - May 13, 2004.
• Staff meet over detention centre closure ABC NewsOnline - May 13, 2004.
• No more children for Baxter, pleads SA ABC NewsOnline - May 13, 2004.
• Detention denies Children's Rights SBS World News - May 13, 2004.
• Vanstone critical of Human Rights Commission report ABC PM - May 13, 2004, Reporter: Louise Yaxley
• Report recommends freeing child detainees ABC NewsOnline - May 13, 2004.
• Baxter becomes main detention centre, Port Hedland to close ABC NewsOnline - May 12, 2004
• Come on, PM, do the right thing The Border Mail - Wed, May 12, 2004 by Beverly Ward
• Supporters consider court action to keep Thai girl in Australia ABC - May 11, 2004.
• Injunction eases Thai girl's fears The Courier Mail - May 11, 2004, by Leah Moore
• When detention after school becomes a way of life SMH - May 11, 2004, by Tony Stephens
• The Road to Tooleybuc ABC Australian Story - May 10, 2004, featuring RAR's Ian Skiller
• Ashmore off limits ABC Media Watch - May 10, 2004, reporter David Marr
• Papua New Guinea grants legal identity to young refugees; AustHumanRightsNews UNHCR News Stories, 10 May 2004;
• Free detained kids, ALP says The Age - May 9, 2004, AAP
• Human rights activists on mission of mercy to Nauru SMH - May 9, 2004, by Sarah Price
• Child detention breaches UN convention: human rights report ABC - May 8, 2004,
• Release the children, says report The Age - May 8, 2004, by Michelle Grattan
• Fraser lambasts Howard government The Age - May 7, 2004, by Tamara McLean
• Detention of children condemned The Age - May 7, 2004, by Meaghan Shaw
• Father's joy as family reunion comes closer The Age - May 7, 2004, by Michael Gordon
• Ruddock moves to cut case overload The Age - May 7, 2004, by Meaghan Shaw
• HREOC denounces Govt policy of placing children in detention centres ABC AM - May 6, 2004, Nick McKenzie
• Labor says Govt should rethink detention centre policy ABC AM - May 6, 2004, Tony Eastley
• Ruddock stands by detention of children policy ABC AM - May 6, 2004, Tony Eastley
• Leaks 'add weight' to detention inquiry calls ABC - May 6, 2004
• Lawyer crackdown to ease migration case load ABC - May 6, 2004
• Ruddock defends child detention News.com.au - May 6, 2004, AAP
• New plea on refugee reunion The Age - May 6, 2004, by Michael Gordon, Matthew Moore
• People smuggler policy hit The Age - May 6, 2004, by Tim Clarke
• Living in limbo The Age - May 6, 2004, by Matthew Moore and Michael Gordon
• Children `under guard' for footy, family visits Advertiser - May 3, 2004 by Carla Caruso and Mark Phillips
• Nauru judge reserves verdict News.com.au - May 3, 2004, AAP
• Let’s hear it for all the kids, Mr Premier News Release- May 3, 2004, Australian Democrats
• Government visa policies a 'sin' The Age - May 2, 2004, by Larry Schwartz
• Vanstone 'sorry' to court over children The Age - May 1, 2004, by Penelope Debelle
• Minister rebuked by child case judge SMH - May 1, 2004, by Penelope Debelle

April

• Vanstone child detention move 'extraordinary' SMH - April 30, 2004, AAP
• Illegal immigrant children may not be sent home: Howard SMH - April 30, 2004, AAP
• Children may go back to detention The Age - April 30, 2004 by Ian Munro, Penelope Debelle
• We won't lock up children straight away SMH - April 29, 2004, AAP
• Detained children release decision overruled SMH - April 29, 2004, AAP
• Refugee image stirs racism The Age - April 29, 2004, by Andra Jackson
• Nauru orders all Australian lawyers home The Age - April 28, 2004, AAP
• Nauru judge complains The Age - April 28, 2004,by Andra Jackson
• Nauru bars boat people's lawyers The Age - April 27, 2004, by Andra Jackson
• 'Unqualified' lawyers to fight Nauru asylum case SMH - April 26, 2004, AAP
• Nauru decision 'corrupt' say Democrats The Age - April 26, 2004, AAP
• Nauru's David and Goliath court battle The Age - April 26, 2004, AAP
• Lawyers to seek help with visas The Age - April 23, 2004, by Andra Jackson
• NZ takes care of Australia's refugee responsibilities - again Senator Andrew Bartlett; Australian Democrats spokesperson for Immigration and Multicultural Affairs; April 22, 2004
• Baby Ghazal's got a new name: No. 390 The Age - April 13, 2004, by Chris Goddard
• Refugee fathers may join families The Age - April 11, 2004, by Muriel Reddy
• Canberra blasted over deportation The Age - April 10, 2004, by Meaghan Shaw, David Wroe
• Iraqi TPV holders given hope The Age - April 10, 2004 - AAP
• Door opens for 4000 Iraqis The Australian, April 10, 2004; by Mike Steketee
• Marchers demand end to mandatory detention SMH - April 10 2004 - AAP
• Protesters to march on PM's residence SMH - April 10 2004, AAP
• Service or Violence at Easter: Uniting Church condemns forced deportation of asylum seekers Uniting Justice; April 8, 2004, President of the Uniting Church and National Director,
• Refugees told Siev-X was 'luxurious' The Age - April 7, 2004, by Ainsley Pavey
• Vanstone lashes out at Keneally The Age - April 7, 2004, by Meaghan Shaw
• Asylum seeker tells court of sinking horror ABC - April 6, 2004
• Gypsies of war adrift in a world without anchors The Age - April 5, 2004, by Paul McGeough
• Fleeing War, Refugees Met New Strife New York Times - April 4, 2004 by Raymond Bonner
• More skilled migrants on way The Age - April 2, 2004, by Meaghan Shaw
• The photo that led to a future The Age - April 1, 2004, by Andra Jackson
• Ruddock cleared amid obstruction claims SMH - April 1, 2004, by Cynthia Banham

March 2004

• Guardians to manage asylum case load: Labor; SMH March 31, 2004, by Cynthia Banham
• UN hears of refugee aid The Age March 30, 2004, by Andra Jackson
• Baxter kids fitting in well at local school: principal ABC - 29 March 2004
• For the sake of the families SMH - March 27 2004, by Michael Gordon
• A new life for Tampa's brave band of brothers SMH - March 27, 2004, by Michael Gordon
• Baghdad, Nauru, Wellington: taking the long way home; The Age March 27, 2004, by Michael Gordon
• For the sake of the families SMH - March 27 2004, by Michael Gordon
• Life after Tampa: calling NZ home; The Age March 27, 2004, by Michael Gordon
• Accused smuggler arrested at airport; The Age March 26, 2004, by Robert Wainwright, Matthew Moore
• Increased refugee quota does not undo systemic child abuse Project SafeCom Inc.- March 24, 2004, by Jack Smit
• Refugee intake to increase by half; The Age March 24, 2004, by Meaghan Shaw
• Vanstone springs a refugee surprise; SMH March 24, 2004 by Cynthia Banham
• UN refugee chief faces Manus plea; The Age March 24, 2004, by Andra Jackson
• Australia's refugee intake to be upped by 50 per cent; SMH March 23, 2004 - AAP
• Unscrupulous migration agents face tougher controls; SMH March 23, 2004 -AAP
• Death brings floating prisons under scrutiny; The Age March 22, 2004 by Lindsay Murdoch
• Activists hope UN refugee chief will push for asylum seeker solutions; The Age, March 22, 2004 by Meaghan Shaw
• Call to let refugees remain; Bendigo Advertiser, Saturday, March 20, 2004
• Protesting detainees take over Baxter compound - The Age: March 19, 2004 by Andra Jackson
• In a garden of dreams - SMH March 18, 2004
• Indonesians tell of con-man who left them to die; The Age, March 15, 2004, by Matthew Moore
• 15 Australians honoured as 'national living treasures; ABC Online News
• 14 boat people flown to Indonesia; AAP, March 13, 2004
• Ashmore detainees returned to Indonesia; ABC Online News, Saturday, March 13, 2004
• Boat people set to be sent home - The Age: March 9, 2004 by Meaghan Shaw
• Drug ship crew sent to Baxter - The Age: March 9, 2004 by Steve Butcher
• Boat 15 wanted to work as fruit pickers - The Age: March 8, 2004 by Orietta Guerrera

• Police to investigate latest people smugglers - The Age: March 7, 2004 - AAP

• Deal keeps Nauru for asylum seekers - The Age: March 6, 2004 by Orietta Guerrera

• Asylum law is a fiction: ex-judge - The Age: March 5, 2004 by Ian Munro

• New boat arrival tests migration zone- SMH: March 5, 2004 by Cynthia Banham

• Asylum seekers land on Ashmore Reef - The Age: March 5, 2004 by Orietta Guerrera

• Labor demands details of boat's arrival - The Age: March 4, 2004 -AAP

• Boatpeople land off WA - The Age: March 4, 2004 -AAP
• Anti-terrorism laws 'draconian': Federal Court judge: ABC Online News, March.3.2004
• Number of children held in detention drops - SMH: March 3, 2004 - AAP
• Labor backs down on terror bill: News.com March 2, 2004
• Visa blocking tertiary option - Shepparton News: March 2, 2004 by Liselotte Johnsson

February 2004

• Latham repeats PNG support, urges end to detention - The Age: February 26, 2004 by Mark Forbes
• Tampa Afghans given reprieve -The Age: February 25, 2004 by Meaghan Shaw
• Manus refugee faces new danger - Green Left Weekly, February 25 2004; by Sarah Stephen
• Flotillas of Hope gains momentum - Green Left Weekly, February 25 2004; by Steve Georgopoulos
• Prospect of return to Sri Lanka brings fear -The Age: February 24, 2004; by Andra Jackson
• Changing views on high - The Age: February 21, 2004; by Michael Gordon and Russell Skelton.
• 'Right Side of Compassion' - The Weekend Australian, Edition 1 - All-round Country Sat 21 Feb 2004, Page 029; by Mike Steketee
• RAR sets campaign course for 2004 - Green Left Weekly, February 18 2004; by Sarah Stephen & Andrew Hall
• Vanstone breaks with Iran policy: The Age: 17 February 2004 by Russell Skelton
• Damaging children, in our name - The Age: 17 February 2004; by Marc Purcell
• The call that ended a four-year nightmare - The Age: 16 February 2004; by Russell Skelton
• Refugees win visas as policy softens - The Age: 16 February 2004; by Russell Skelton
• Immigration Detention Adviser slams visa policy: The Age: 15 February 2004 by Michelle Grattan
• Immigration department demands $18,000 from sick refugee: SMH: 14 February 2004; by Tony Stephens
• Children commit self-harm in detention centres - ABC: 12 February 2004;
• Incidents of self-harm high among detained children - The Age: 12 February 2004; by Meaghan Shaw
• National MP calls for refugee amnesty - The Age: 6 February 2004; by Michelle Grattan
• High Court reserves child detention decision - ABC 3 February 2004
• Child detention illegal, court told; The Australian; 3 February 2004;

January 2004

• 'Real Aussie Battlers'; Colin Peacock, NZ Listener, 31.1.04; Refugees’ lives in limbo under Australia’s controversial detention policy.
• Temporary protection visas cause mental illness: research - ABC, The World Today 30.01.04, Researchers from the University of New South Wales have for the first time compared depression and stress among people on temporary protection visas with those who have permanent visas
• NZ to reunite refugee families - The Age: 28 January 2004, by Michael Gordon
• Murray Bridge: refugee friendly town; ABC Bush Telegraph; 28 January 2004;
• 'Tony Abbott: Master of the hard choice'; The Australian, 23.1.04; Critical analysis of Tony Abbott’s record and politics
• 'Special visa created just for well-off from Iran' - SMH 10.1.04; by Mike Seccombe. Arrangements arising from secret MOU with Iran.
• 'Where Strangers Are Now Welcome' - SMH News And Features - News Review, 10.1.04; by Mike Seccombe. Changing attitudes of MPs and rural communities to TPV holders and asylum seekers.
• 'Asylum seekers in limbo' - Courier Mail 7.1.04;. by Mark Phillips. Opinion piece on uncertainties facing asylum seekers whose TPVs are about to expire. Letters in response to cmletters@qnp.newsltd.com.au or phone (1300) 304 206.
• 'Asylum-seeker flashpoint for Latham'- Weekend Australian 5.1.04; by John Kerin and Misha Schubert.

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