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National affairs Living at the wrong end of the queue Peter Mares 7 April 2015 The federal government has put thousands of valid applications for permanent residency visas on indefinite hold, writes Peter Mares. Migrants already living and working… National affairs Two intergenerational reports for the price of one is no bargain Tim Colebatch 5 March 2015 A serious message has been swamped by politics in this latest attempt to model the next forty years, argues Tim Colebatch in Canberra Essays & reportage Australian children, foreign parents and the right to stay Peter Mares 2 March 2015 The Abbott government’s tough stance on border protection doesn’t only apply to asylum seekers arriving by boat, writes Peter Mares National affairs Scott Morrison’s unfinished business Peter Mares 4 February 2015 As immigration minister, Scott Morrison set in train three major legislative amendments that increase ministerial discretion and reduce transparency and accountability, writes…

Essays & reportage “Queue jumpers” and the perils of crossing Sydney Harbour on a Manly ferry Klaus Neumann 1 October 2014 The treatment of boat arrivals during the 1977 federal election campaign shows that political orthodoxy doesn’t always prevail, writes Klaus Neumann Books & arts La vita difficile Angela Daly 30 September 2014 Away from the holiday playgrounds, Europe is running on low-paid labour, writes Angela Daly Books & arts Almost migrants Peter Mares 28 July 2014 New visa arrangements make it possible for international students to study and work in Australia for many years without necessarily being on a path to permanent residency, writes… National affairs Temporary migration: the pressure points Henry Sherrell 9 May 2014 Australia’s temporary visa program is generally operating well, but new data shows where problems are emerging, writes Henry Sherrell

International We are here to stay Klaus Neumann 5 November 2013 Africans living under the shadow of removal in Hamburg have been able to articulate their own agenda, writes Klaus Neumann, and football fans and residents are backing them National affairs Falling between the cracks of temporary migration Peter Mares 1 November 2013 A British nurse who wanted to make her life in Australia now finds herself caught out by circumstance, writes Peter Mares Books & arts The ethical case for guest workers Peter Mares 21 October 2013 A new book argues that it is morally defensible to restrict migrants’ rights in order to give them access to the benefits of increased migration, writes Peter Mares National affairs Mollifying Malaysia Clive Kessler 11 October 2013 Despite Tony Abbott’s apology, the memory of the Coalition’s attack on the Malaysian Solution will linger in Kuala Lumpur, writes Clive Kessler