Regina Jefferies

People waving signs protesting government inaction in granting amnesty to Afghani refugees

If we're opening borders, why are thousands of refugees still awaiting entry?

16 Feb 2022

Why hasn’t Australia done more to ramp up its resettlement program, like Canada and the US?

A person sitting on a chair waiting to board a plane.

New policy brief highlights lessons on airport asylum in the age of COVID-19

09 Dec 2021

Governments can meet their international protection obligations towards refugees without sacrificing public health, says a human rights law expert.

a qantas plane taxis on the tarmac with a delta flight taking off behind it

The government just made it even harder for Australians to come home. Is this legal?

10 Aug 2021

Australians who normally live overseas will face an even tougher time coming back to Australia, under new rules that start this week.

Who's being allowed to leave Australia during COVID? FOI data show it is murky and arbitrary

02 Jul 2021

More than two-thirds of requests to go to the UK were approved, compared to just 46% for trips to India and 59% to China.

No immigration sign in front of Australian flag

With our borders shut, this is the ideal time to overhaul our asylum seeker policies

16 Sep 2020

Denying protection to asylum seekers is neither sustainable nor defensible as long-term policy. Here are ways to make the screening process at airports more just when the borders do reopen.

There's no airport border 'crisis', only management failure of the Home Affairs department

14 Oct 2019

From high staff turn-overs to filling the appeals tribunal with political allies, the Home Affairs department needs to clean its mess.

We don't know how many asylum seekers are turned away at Australian airports

12 Feb 2019

Australia's immigration department doesn't keep a record of the number of people applying for asylum at airports. This means there is no oversight over the treatment of those seeking protection.