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Essays & reportage The beginning of the end of the White Australia policy Gwenda Tavan 1 July 2016 Changes to the law in June 1966 removed much of the discrimination built into Australia’s migration policy Books & arts Everyone’s business Sylvia Lawson 7 June 2016 Cinema | Sylvia Lawson reviews Chasing Asylum International Strategic storm clouds Geoffrey Barker 3 June 2016 The federal election takes place against a background of complex and interacting global challenges, writes Geoffrey Barker International Austria’s winds of change deliver a timely message 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

International Angela Merkel’s line in the sand 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 The meaning of John Howard 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 Who gets to be Australian? 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 Lighting the dark waters 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

Germany divided Klaus Neumann 27 October 2015 Twenty-five years after reunification, the mass arrival of refugees in recent weeks has exposed old and new fault lines, writes Klaus Neumann Merkel’s high-stakes stand Klaus Neumann 19 October 2015 German chancellor Angela Merkel has shaken off a reputation for indecisiveness, writes Klaus Neumann. But can she hold the line on asylum seekers as circumstances change? National affairs Not as easy as it looks Peter Brent 24 September 2015 The pressure has intensified for the government’s top two office-holders, writes Peter Brent 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