The Australian government continues to ignore the plight of refugee children in detention centres.
![The toxic environment of the offshore camps for children has also been proven countless times, writes Broom. [EPA]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/20148189494729734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
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The Australian government continues to break the law with its actions against asylum seekers.
![The Australian government secretly sent 41 Sri Lankan asylum seekers back to their country [Reuters]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/2014723124054167734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Why is ‘occupied’ a difficult word for the Australian government to say?
![Prime Minister Tony Abbott has said that he refuses to refer to 'occupied' East Jerusalem [Getty Images]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/2014739526219734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Over the past decade Australian politicians have used asylum seekers for political gains.
![There's no doubt among many observers that the Pacific Solution is an experiment in human diversion, under the guise of deterrence, of the most inhumane kind, writes Broom [EPA]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/201421943623523734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
Child refugees’ rights are trampled in Australian immigration detention.
![Australian governments have denied child refugees humanitarian protection, writes Broom [AFP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/201422053230167734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)
PM pans ‘unpatriotic’ national broadcaster for holding govt accountable to its electorate.
![Abbott has accused the national broadcaster of being unpatriotic [AFP]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/20142391835914734_20.jpeg?resize=270%2C180&quality=80)