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The ‘Biloela family’ are going home – but what will Labor do with thousands of other asylum seekers in limbo in Australia?

Image: AAP The long-running case of the “Biloela family” has taken a step forward, after the new Labor government confirmed they would be allowed to return home...

AFGHAN-AUSTRALIAN COMMUNITY TO BE SUPPORTED THROUGH A $7 MILLION GRANT PROGRAM

Following the announcement by The Hon Alex Hawke MP, Minister for Immigration, Citizenship, Migrant Services and Multicultural Affairs of the new funding of $27.1...

There’s a way to get refugees out of Afghanistan after this week’s deadline — if the Taliban agrees

  Picture: Jose Luis Magana/AP US President Joe Biden’s deadline of August 31 to complete US evacuation efforts from Afghanistan is fast approaching in the...

Resettling refugees in other countries is not working, nor is it fair. So, why is Australia doing it?

 Picture: Erik Anderson/AAP The federal government has scrambled in recent days to minimise the political fallout from its treatment of the Tamil family from Biloela....

View from The Hill: Biloela family to be released but Hawke has yet to reveal the terms

 Picture: James Ross/AAP The Biloela Tamil family will finally be released from detention. Immigration Minister Alex Hawke will announce this sometime today, but we have yet...

For Muslim refugees in immigration detention, another sombre, isolated Eid holiday

  Picture: Darren England/AAP Around Australia, Muslims have been preparing to celebrate Eid al-Fitr – “the feast of breaking the fast” that marks the end...

Banning mobile phones in immigration detention would make an inhumane system even crueler

Picture: Michael Dodge/AAP Mobile phones are a lifeline for those in immigration detention. But if the government has its way, this thread will soon be cut. A proposed...

Refugees need protection from coronavirus too, and must be released

Picture: AAP/Dan Peled Pressure is growing to release people from immigration detention, with lawyers from Australia’s Human Rights Law Centre mounting a court case on behalf of...
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Mick Pacholli

Mick created TAGG - The Alternative Gig Guide in 1979 with Helmut Katterl, the world's first real Street Magazine. He had been involved with his fathers publishing business, Toorak Times and associated publications since 1972.  Mick was also involved in Melbourne's music scene for a number of years opening venues, discovering and managing bands and providing information and support for the industry. Mick has also created a number of local festivals and is involved in not for profit and supporting local charities.