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National affairs Sam Tyrer 2 November 2016 The Bali Process on forced migration made progress this year, but will governments implement its recommendations?
National affairs Peter Mares 25 October 2016 Changes to migration rules over the past two decades have made it progressively harder to bring ageing parents to Australia. But does a new policy – promised in the heat of… Essays & reportage Philipp Strobl 21 October 2016 Postwar migrants brought from Europe ideas that helped shape Australian culture and industry, including the country’s early ski resorts National affairs Henry Sherrell and Peter Mares 14 October 2016 Attitudes towards a more generous refugee resettlement program are influenced by beliefs about how many migrants arrive each year. But making the calculation isn’t… International Erika Feller 14 October 2016 A former senior UNHCR official reflects on the road ahead for the new secretary-general
National affairs Peter Mares 9 September 2016 Among the government’s proposed savings is a little-noticed measure that further erodes the welfare safety net, reports Peter Mares
Essays & reportage Peter Mares 22 August 2016 The Coalition and Labor both say their offshore processing policies are driven by realism, writes Peter Mares. But a practical approach must engage with moral questions as well National affairs Peter Mares 5 August 2016 With more than 800,000 temporary migrants in Australia, the assumption that everyone who lives here is a permanent resident or a citizen has created dangerous blind spots, writes… National affairs Tim Colebatch 4 August 2016 The count has finished, writes Tim Colebatch, and Pauline Hanson has done better than expected. But has she the smarts to use that power? National affairs Klaus Neumann 29 July 2016 The leaders of Australia and Germany responded differently to recent terrorist attacks. Klaus Neumann looks at why
National affairs Peter Mares 5 July 2016 Peter Mares reports on a truncated parliamentary inquiry that revealed the problem of having two very different schemes dealing with rural labour shortages
Essays & reportage Paul Rodan 1 July 2016 He might have been an ardent admirer of the United States, but Harold Holt also brought welcome changes to Australia’s relations with the rest of the world, writes Paul Rodan Essays & reportage Gwenda Tavan 1 July 2016 Legal reforms in June 1966 removed much of the discrimination built into Australia’s migration policy, writes Gwenda Tavan Books & arts Sylvia Lawson 7 June 2016 Cinema | Sylvia Lawson reviews Chasing Asylum International Geoffrey Barker 3 June 2016 The federal election takes place against a background of complex and interacting global challenges, writes Geoffrey Barker
International Philipp Strobl 25 May 2016 The tight presidential election result might suggest Austria is drifting to the far right, says Philipp Strobl. But history shows voters wanted to send a different signal
National affairs Paul Rodan 25 May 2016 It’s not surprising that Labor won’t rethink its relations with the Greens in the heat of the battle, writes Paul Rodan. But avoiding the longer-term problem… National affairs Tim Colebatch 20 May 2016 The second week on the hustings revealed false conflicts and unspoken truths, says Tim Colebatch National affairs Peter Mares 6 May 2016 The Turnbull government says it won’t allow refugees to be resettled in New Zealand because it’s the “back door” to Australia. Its argument rests on a… International Sebastiaan Princen 8 April 2016 The agreement with Turkey is an admission that the European Union can’t solve the refugee problem on its own, writes Sebastiaan Princen. Whether it will be enough…
National affairs Tim Colebatch 5 April 2016 Governments are in denial about population growth and its impact on Australia’s major cities, writes Tim Colebatch. It’s time to take up the challenge
International Klaus Neumann 21 March 2016 The agreement hammered out in Brussels on Friday creates fresh uncertainty and renewed danger for refugees, writes Klaus Neumann International Klaus Neumann 9 March 2016 Despite state elections this weekend, the German chancellor is sticking to her pledge to run a “rational” refugee policy, writes Klaus Neumann. Meanwhile,… National affairs Norman Abjorensen 1 March 2016 Elected prime minister twenty years ago this week, John Howard transformed Australia as few leaders have, writes Norman Abjorensen National affairs Peter Mares 22 February 2016 New Zealanders living in Australia have been given a new way of becoming citizens. But as Peter Mares reports, only some of them stand to benefit
Essays & reportage Amin Ansari 2 February 2016 In his winning entry for the 2015 Gavin Mooney Memorial Essay Competition, Amin Ansari shows how social media is changing perceptions of asylum seekers seeking safety in Australia
Essays & reportage Peter Mares 4 January 2016 Temporary migration is fuelling a new boom in migration from Italy. But trying to settle permanently can be a disillusioning process National affairs Peter Mares 24 December 2015 Australia has passed up the option of settling offshore refugees in New Zealand, writes Peter Mares National affairs Norman Abjorensen 8 December 2015 What unites the group of Liberals who want to steer the party away from its roots? Norman Abjorensen profiles the ideas and the personalities Books & arts Jane Goodall 13 November 2015 Television | What kind of species are we? A night in front of the TV had some answers, writes Jane Goodall