Maddison Connaughton

Dec 8, 2023 | abc.net.au | Maddison Connaughton |Marty Smiley |Max Chalmers

The messages come at all hours of the day and night. "Does anyone know what's going on?""Our families are literally on the streets…"Everyone in the WhatsApp chat is Palestinian-Australian, with immediate family trapped in Gaza. They are all searching for ways to bring their loved ones to safety. In recent weeks, as the numbers in the WhatsApp group have swelled, and the death toll in Gaza has mounted, the sense of panic in the chat has also grown.

Oct 27, 2023 | abc.net.au | Paul Farrell |Maddison Connaughton |Mridula Amin

'Simone' had a choice: quit her job or fight back. She chose the latter. It's the dead of night on the tiny island nation of Nauru. Inside Australia's offshore detention centre, a lone figure is sneaking around, trying to avoid the guards. She slips inside a makeshift office and boots up a computer. The screen lights up and she worries for a moment that it might attract attention. But it doesn't. She starts downloading documents. They're incident reports.

Oct 26, 2023 | abc.net.au | Paul Farrell |Maddison Connaughton

A 17-year-old boy is among a group detained inside the regional processing centre on the remote pacific island of Nauru. He is one of 11 people, all Tamil speakers, who were taken to Nauru on September 7 under the offshore processing system set up by Australia. These are the first people transferred to Nauru since 2014. One of the adult men in the group made a serious self-harm attempt last week, the ABC has learned.

Sep 8, 2023 | smh.com.au | Jane Cadzow |Maddison Connaughton

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Sep 6, 2023 | smh.com.au | Maddison Connaughton

Heat rises from the inky asphalt as half a dozen people fall into line, each wearing a pristine yellow uniform. The task seemed easy enough when the instructor walked us through it - with a flick of her wrist, 30 metres of white fire hose unrolled before her, dead straight. And so I wind up my arm, imagine I'm bowling and assured of a strike. Instead, my sad attempt twists the hose like the coiled cord of an old landline.