More than 13.8 million people in #Afghanistan now face acute food insecurity, while nearly five million children and pregnant or breastfeeding women are malnourished: news.un.org/en/story/202...

$6m gift to UNSW opens the door to university for refugee students. The HMJ Sassafras Scholarship covers tuition, accommodation and living costs for students from refugee and asylum-seeker backgrounds. www.unsw.edu.au/newsroom/new...

Australia is #7 in the world in terms of number of new data centres, between Canada and Japan - Green Web foundation's amazing new 'state of the fossil free internet' report is out now: fossilfree.greenweb.org/2026/

Like many young men, I dreamed of finding a better opportunity abroad something that could change my life and allow me to support my family back home. Unfortunately, that dream led me into one of the darkest chapters of my life. mekongindependent.com/2026/04/job-...

The Anti-Corruption Unit arrested a lieutenant general, deputy director of the General Department of Immigration, and a major general, deputy chief of Phnom Penh police.

Peter Hughes: "when the world’s most powerful nation has been threatening them with the obliteration of their civilisation, Australia is preventing a relatively small number of people, already issued with temporary visas, from coming here" johnmenadue.com/post/2026/04...

"While Min Aung Hlaing was ordering air strikes, his family was quietly acquiring luxury property in Bangkok, according to investigators." www.abc.net.au/news/2026-04...

A data analysis by @ettemedia.bsky.social shows just how insane the Australian campaign against Randa Abdel-Fattah has been. www.ettemedia.com/exclusive-me...

After three Indonesian peacekeepers were killed in Lebanon earlier this week, more have been injured today.

A vulnerable Rohingya refugee’s death in freezing conditions is ruled a homicide, raising questions over US immigration enforcement after officials allegedly left him alone in the cold following detention Read more: myanmar-now.org/en/news/myan...

"Sanctions have not stopped jet fuel reaching Myanmar. Instead, sanction pressures have just pushed Myanmar’s fuel transactions into grey zones in global energy and shipping markets." www.aspistrategist.org.au/from-tehran-...

More flagrant than South African apartheid.

Literally the stuff of nightmares thediplomat.com/2026/03/i-wa...

For most Rohingya in Bangladesh, this Eid marks the ninth spent as refugees. “How can Rohingya enjoy Eid when they have no work, no income, and rely only on food rations? We will celebrate Eid only when we return to our homeland” - Md Zubair www.thedailystar.net/rohingya-inf...

“If confirmed, Malaysia would become the first country to withdraw from a “reciprocal” trade deal with the Trump administration.” thediplomat.com/2026/03/conf...

Indonesian Armed Forces acknowledged that four military intelligence officers were involved in the acid attack against rights lawyer Andrie Yunus. Jakarta activists urge President Prabowo to form an independent fact-finding team to balance the military's investigation www.bbc.com/indonesia/ar...

Great piece from @profjmcadam.bsky.social and @reginajefferies.bsky.social on what an effective framework for humanitarian emergencies could look like, and why last week's rushed laws were not that cheekmedia.substack.com/p/the-albane...

After working with the U.S. military in Afghanistan, Mohommad Nazeer Paktyawal died in the country he spent years of his life helping. The cruelty is endless.

Mon Zin has great recommendations for Australia's policy on #Myanmar: 1. More cross-border humanitarian assistance 2. Strengthen temporary protection in Southeast Asia 3. Use the Bali Process to improve migration governance 4. Support locally-led solutions www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpre...

Heartening to see the Iranian women’s soccer team given humanitarian visas. Australia can be a refuge for those fleeing persecution. Aussie women and kids should be brought home too — no matter who their father/spouse was. Kids and mums aren’t something to kick around like a political football.

Australia’s response to humanitarian crises is often improvised. In this piece for @cheekmediaco.bsky.social, @profjmcadam.bsky.social & @reginajefferies.bsky.social argue new travel ban powers move in the wrong direction — and propose a clearer framework. cheekmedia.substack.com/p/the-albane...

"Really appalling." Our Co-CEO Paul Power spoke with SBS News about the Government's Migration Amendment Bill, which gives the Immigration Minister power to prevent people already granted visas from entering Australia if conditions change in their country of origin. www.sbs.com.au/news/article...

In January, the number of refugees in Indonesia’s West Papua had reached 105,878 indigenous peoples. It's urgently needed to have a humanitarian pause and inclusive dialogue between the Indonesian government and the Papuan groups peacenews.com/pathways-to-...

"Every year in this limbo, I lose another part of myself." Important piece reminding us not to forget about the Iranians already living in Australia on a string of temporary visas, without the guarantee of long-term protection: www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

As we explain in our 2024 @kaldorcentre.bsky.social Policy Brief (linked in next post), this is precisely the opposite of what's needed in a humanitarian emergency www.smh.com.au/politics/fed...

📣 Reportedly only 140,000 out of the 480,000 Robodebt class action members have registered to receive additional compensation in the proposed settlement. If you're eligible, you have until 4pm tomorrow to register with Gordon Legal: robodebtsettlement.com.au

The story of Nurul Amin Shah Alam, the blind Rohingya refugee who was allowed to die by US authorities. From Myanmar to Malaysia to the USA, he barely tasted freedom at all www.investigativepost.org/2026/02/28/s...

From Feb 23, a panel of 3 ICC judges will hear evidence to determine whether to confirm the charges against former Philippines President Duterte & send his case to trial. Read @hrw.org's Q & A about why this is a critical step in ensuring justice for the "war on drugs." www.hrw.org/news/2026/02...

Since 16 January, 4,150 Indonesian citizens have come to the embassy to report their cases and seek facilitation to return home after leaving scam compounds. The majority of them do not have passports.

Philippines chair confirms that ASEAN does not recognize the Myanmar's sham elections "as of now". There can be no reward for an election that is illegitimate. Also, Myanmar has utterly ignored the ASEAN 5 point consensus that Min Aung Hlaing previously agreed to. www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/1/...

Poll shows Thailand’s largest opposition party extending its lead over Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul’s party ahead of the Feb. 8 election. trib.al/MlyY79T

The coverage of One Nation this week has been some of the softest coverage of any political force, ever. It's been a shocking week. I think people would be shocked to realise how it compares to what journalists were asking Pauline Hanson 25 years ago. www.lamestream.com.au/how-the-medi...

'Australia has 48 billionaires who hold more wealth than the bottom 40 per cent of the population combined, a new report by Oxfam Australia has found.' [JAN 19] www.abc.net.au/news/2026-01...

“At Monday's rally, a 31-year-old man allegedly tossed an improvised explosive device (IED) containing an unknown liquid and shrapnel into the crowd, where people had gathered to protest.” Racist terrorism in Australia against Indigenous Peoples is not new but it’s always frightening.

Woof. China executed the 11 people sentenced to death last September for their role in scam centres in Myanmar. This whole story will deserve several books apnews.com/article/chin...

The United States has essentially a whites-only admission system for what used to be our refugee program. I don’t know what that program is now — a “Musk Grievance Program”? — but we no longer gave a refugee program.

Australians are deciding USA is not a place to visit… oddly they still are going to Canada. Almost like there is something specific about the US.. #ThePoint thepoint.com.au/off-the-char...

Imagine you were about to appear at a writers' festival to talk about your first book... then the whole thing fell apart. I wanted to find debut authors who almost talked at Adelaide Writers' Week. These are 21 folks I've identified so far but *please* let me know who I've missed or mixed up.

Just started today - #internationalcourtofjustice hearings on merits of #GenocideConvention case, in The Gambia v Myanmar. Over two weeks of hearings, including closed sessions with witness testimony. This is an important case, in and of itself, but also for other #ICJ cases.

Cancelling my 14 day trial of 2026. I did not subscribe to this fuckery. OPT OUT. STOP. UNSUBSCRIBE

Australia should be the world's most motivated climate change activist.

fwiw it’s been about six weeks since Trump pardoned the former president of Honduras who had been convicted of trafficking drugs into the US

Whatever you might think of Maduro, the seizure and kidnapping of a head of state takes us to a very dark place. Vast, arbitrary, extra-legal power, which could be exercised almost anywhere, regardless of the character of the target government.

🇲🇲 Displaced Myanmar civilians reject 'unfair' junta-run election Displaced civilians living in makeshift jungle shelters in Myanmar's Sagaing region denounce the upcoming election as an "unfair vote", saying they cannot support it while their "lives are hanging between life and death".

"any criticism of the election can lead to a minimum sentence of three years in prison, and even the death penalty" Another reminder that elections are not the same thing as democracy www.theguardian.com/world/2025/d...

Press Release 📣 JFM demands governments reject the illegal Myanmar junta's sham election "It’s crucial that governments don’t buy into the facade, stand with the Myanmar people and reject the sham election and its results" says JFM spokesperson Yadanar Maung. Read the PR here 👉🏽 buff.ly/gKDr2G7

Courageous ppl across Myanmar are risking their lives to protest the military junta's sham election. From the streets of Mandalay to posts on FB, the people are resisting an illegal and murderous junta in the face of torture, imprisonment and death. Reject junta's sham elections and its results!

Too young for Instagram, not too young for an ankle monitor...

Cambodia withdrew from the Southeast Asian Games in Thailand, a Games official said, as a border conflict with hosts Thailand escalated and forced a mass exodus of civilians from both sides of the disputed frontier share.google/ozjccod4wQos...

Chris Lewa of the Arakan Project: “It is highly unusual to record so many departures this early... These vessels are unseaworthy, and without regional coordination, tragedies like Langkawi will keep happening" www.straitstimes.com/asia/se-asia...