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The expert panel on asylum seekers has made 22 recommendations, including the establishment of a capacity for processing asylum seekers in both Nauru and Papua New Guinea, in a report expected to define the government’s future policy on asylum seekers. Experts comment on the report.

03 Sep 2013

4 min read

A Singaporean teenager who was jailed twice after insulting the island's late leader Lee Kuan Yew and religious groups has been granted political asylum in the United States, his US lawyer said Saturday.

25 Mar 2017

2 min read

Only two per cent of the 70,000 asylum seekers in Australia receive income support. This is what happens to the rest.

06 Jan 2023

16 min read

Eat something new, learn more about other cultures and raise funds for people seeking asylum.

18 Feb 2020

5 min read

Almost all asylum seekers have now been moved off Manus Island, marking the end of one of the most controversial chapters in Australia's border policy history. But critics say those now on the Papua New Guinea mainland remain at risk.

29 Oct 2019

8 min read

Religious prejudice, rather than racism, is the main driver of negative attitudes toward asylum seekers in Australia, a new study suggests.

10 Mar 2016

3 min read

The White House says it will challenge a US District Court ruling halting its policy of returning asylum seekers to Mexico while their cases are heard.

10 Apr 2019

2 min read

Refugees who speak little or no English have told SBS News they struggle with isolation, finding employment and navigating their visa conditions.

17 Nov 2021

4 min read

What’s happening to boatloads of Tamil asylum seekers on the Indian Ocean?

03 Jul 2014

3 min read

On a hunger strike, food is a weapon. To an athlete, it's power. But how does food look when you're living off $1 a day, or eating only what others throw out? An Olympic athlete, a dumpster diver and more talk about food.