On the eve of the 10th anniversary of the sinking of SIEV X it is deeply troubling to see both major political parties using the tragedy as justification for ramping up Australia's harsh and punitive ...

Former Australian diplomat Tony Kevin, the man who single-handedly got the fate of SIEV-X onto the public agenda, gave a speech on the issue to a conference in Sydney on Saturday called "The Tampa: ...

“The Sinking of SIEV X: A Case Study for Secondary Schools” was launched last Thursday in Canberra, marking 5 years to the day since 353 refugees—more than two thirds of them women and ...

Extradition proceedings have begun in New Zealand for an alleged people smuggler wanted in Australia in relation to the SIEV X tragedy 10 years ago. Maythem Radhi is wanted for allegedly facilitating ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Finding out the truth about the SIEV-X story is like peeling an onion. Layer One: The day we learnt of the region's worst maritime ...

Maythem Radhi, 34, is accused of being one of three men responsible for trying to smuggle hundreds of asylum seekers on a boat which sank south of Indonesia in October 2001. The sinking resulted in ...

Australia has received visa applications from more than 100,000 people trying to flee Afghanistan since the Taliban took over. However, continuing its history of savagery, the government is only ...

Despite the almost total media blackout of the 10 th anniversary of the drowning on October 19, 2001 of 353 refugees who were trying to reach Australia in an over-crowded boat, the political stench ...