National affairs
Immigration’s disappearing visa applicants
Peter Mares
24 September 2015
Thousands of would-be migrants are being told their visa applications have been deemed to have never been made, writes Peter Mares
Essays & reportage
Safe havens: two cautionary tales
Peter Mares
9 September 2015
Under pressure from popular opinion, politicians’ children and outspoken backbenchers, the government has announced an extra 12,000 places for refugees from Syria. This…
Correspondents
Europe’s, and Britain’s, migration fix
David Hayes
8 September 2015
An influx of neighbours is testing Europe’s unity and values, and Britain’s instinct for semi-detachment, writes David Hayes in London
International
Stepping up to the plate
Klaus Neumann
7 September 2015
A line by Angela Merkel helps us understand the extraordinary welcome being given to displaced people in Germany, writes Klaus Neumann
National affairs
Big agreement, small numbers
Henry Sherrell
28 August 2015
The China–Australia Free Trade Agreement will make less difference to the Australian workforce than its critics imagine, argues Henry Sherrell