ChilOut in the media
Here some articles written by the ChilOut team and below is a list of just some of our work in the media...
Take more asylum seekers to ensure fewer boats The Punch, 22 December 2011
Both major parties engage in spin and tough talk only 24hours after the tragic loss of life off the coast of Java. ChilOut gives some perspective and actual policy ideas. Read online
Christmas gifts for child asylum seekers SBS Radio, 23 November 2011
ChilOut's Sophie Peer explains an alternative Christmas gift; donations that will result in an unaccompanied child in immigration detention receiving a present . listen online
This Is Not A Kid-Friendly Policy New Matilda, 19 May 2011
Just how many kids are still locked up? The clock is ticking on Chris Bowen's commitment to get kids out of immigration detention by June. NM reviews the ALP's broken promises on child asylum seekers Read online
Asylum children facing mental health crisis The Australian, 16 February 2011
An epidemic of mental illness is developing among children incarcerated in immigration detention centres around Australia, with the numbers of underage detainees at a record and conditions worsening. "The psychological state of all of them is poor (and) it's reaching boiling point," says Kate Gauthier, chairwoman of ChilOut, which is campaigning for the release of all minors from immigration detention. "It's a mental health crisis, not waiting to happen, but a mental health crisis that is happening." Read online
All at sea: The Age, 15 October 2010
ChilO ut ambassador Najeeba is quoted in this indepth article on the detention of children:
For Najeeba Wazefadost, one thing is clear - children and families must be released from detention. As a child, the chatty 21-year-old former refugee from Afghanistan was detained for two months in Curtin. She recalls the boat journey as one of hope. Her family had escaped war and possible death at the hands of the Taliban, and her mother had given birth to a baby boy at sea. Read online
Fighting to get children out of detention, again. The Wire, 12 October 2010
Featuring Alanna Hector, spokesperson for ChilOut.