This report highlights the voices of children and young people whose parents and caregivers are affected by immigration detention and deportation. It argues their stories paint a different picture to the usual view presented in the media, showing how children suffer the consequences of both adult and government actions through no fault of their own.

A joint submission to the United Nations Human Rights Committee, to support preparations for Australia’s seventh periodic review of its human rights performance under the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR). It outlines a number of detention-related issues relevant to the Committee’s consideration of Australia’s implementation of the ICCPR, reflecting key concerns.

This report summarises the findings of the inquiry into the Bill, which aims to address legal and operational challenges in Australia's migration system concerning the removal of non-citizens. The committee recommends that the Senate pass the Bill, accepting that the proposed measures are necessary to maintain the integrity of the migration system.

The Australian Human Rights Commission conducted inspections, interviews, and consultations in 2023 to monitor the human rights of people detained at the Yongah Hill Immigration Detention Centre in Northam, Western Australia. This report contains an overview of the key observations and concerns arising from the inspection, and provides an assessment of the human rights impacts.

In mid-2022, the Australian Human Rights Commission conducted inspections, interviews and consultations to monitor the human rights of people detained in hotel Alternative Places of Detention (APODs) in Melbourne and Brisbane. This report describes the living conditions within hotel APODs and provides an assessment of the human rights impacts.