Julian Burnside
Lawyer suspects Australia behind Nauru's journalist blockade
A prominent lawyer says he suspects Australia has directed Nauru to prevent journalists from visiting. Audio
Australia wants to ban refugees arriving by boat forever
The Australian government is planning to introduce legislation to ban asylum seekers who arrive by boat from ever being allowed into Australia. Malcolm Turnbull says this will send a strong message to… Audio
Ball in Australia's court for Manus Centre closure
It remains unclear where men held at the offshore processing camps on Papua New Guinea's Manus Island will go when the centre is closed. Audio
Manus ruling underlines a humanitarian disaster-lawyer
An Australian human rights lawyer, Julian Burnside QC, says a PNG court decision on the detention of asylum seekers means those detained on Manus must be released. Audio
Australia refuses to ackowledge its detention centre is illegal
The Australian government says it won't send Manus Island detainees back to Australia, despite a a ruling yesterday from Papua New Guinea's highest court that the detention of asylum seekers on Manus… Audio
Doctor challenges anti-whistle blower law
An Australian doctor has challenged Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull to prosecute him under anti-whistle blower legislation by speaking out about the health of children kept in detention on Nauru. Audio
Australia scores an own goal on human rights
A controversial new whistleblower law has emerged as an obstacle to a visit to Australia by the UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights of Migrants. Audio
Withheld Nauru letters designed to 'break' spirits
An Australian barrister has accused immigration authorities of intentionally withholding 2000 letters of support for asylum seekers at the detention centres on Nauru. Audio
Lawyer opposes Australian anti-terror clampdown
Australia is moving to clamp down on homegrown terrorists with new powers to revoke people's citizenship, restrict their travel or cut their benefit payments. Audio
Aust. refugee lawyer argues govt. could be guilty of piracy
In Australia, a leading human rights lawyer who works with refugees has suggested the Government could be guilty of piracy for holding 153 Sri Lankan asylum seekers at sea. Audio
Australian asylum seeker video condemned
Video footage of the Australian immigration minister telling asylum seekers they will never be welcome in Australia, is being condemned by human rights advocates. Audio
Australia's asylum seeker policy upheld in court
A barrister and human rights advocate considers Australian court ruling on legality of PNG as an offshore processing centre. Audio
Refugees expected to find Nauru integration difficult
A human rights lawyer says the Australian government is leaving new refugees in Manus and Nauru unsupported as they enter the community. Audio
Fears for Nauru asylum seekers after court failure
The human rights lawyer representing a group of 12 asylum seekers on Nauru says they may self harm as others have done, after losing a court application seeking an end to their detention. Audio
Fears Nauru asylum seekers could harm themselves
The human rights lawyer representing a group of 12 asylum seekers on Nauru says they may self harm as others have done, after losing a court application seeking an end to their detention. Audio
Human rights lawyer on asylum seeker proposal
Julia Gillard says the new plan is not simply a reworked Pacific Solution. Audio
Julian Burnside
Julian Burnside is the author of"Wordwatching: field notes from an amateur philologist". Audio