Books & arts
16 February 2012
Glenn Nicholls reviews Albrecht Dümling’s study of refugee musicians from Nazism who came to Australia
National affairs
4 December 2011
At the global climate negotiations in Durban, some island nations are discussing climate displacement. Nic Maclellan looks at the response from one Pacific government
Books & arts
17 October 2011
A new study of Hong Kong’s Chungking Mansions reveals a microcosm of “low-end globalisation,” writes Ramon Lobato
National affairs
28 September 2011
The federal government’s new rules designed to increase student numbers could boost the number of migrants who are permanently temporary, writes Peter Mares
Books & arts
16 September 2011
Julia Clancy-Smith’s Mediterraneans looks at a neglected period with contemporary resonance, writes Lorenzo Veracini
Essays & reportage
30 June 2011
Compassion as a motivator for action is overrated, writes Klaus Neumann, but Go Back to Where You Came from is a reminder that it’s not a bad starting point
Essays & reportage
10 May 2011
Backed by Lindsay Tanner, two initiatives in Melbourne are taking on the obstacles that face qualified Africans applying for professional jobs, reports Ralph Johnstone
National affairs
9 May 2011
There’s an opportunity in the agreement with Malaysia, but the government isn’t likely to take it, writes Klaus Neumann
National affairs
9 May 2011
The Gillard government has taken two steps forward and one step back in its efforts to deal with irregular arrivals by boat, writes Savitri Taylor
Essays & reportage
2 May 2011
Changes to Australia’s migration program have stranded tens of thousands of international graduates at the end of a queue that shows no sign of moving — and the…
Correspondents
18 February 2011
In London, Ian Henderson finds that Britain’s migration test reveals more about its authors than they would ever have anticipated
Correspondents
3 February 2011
It is the world’s largest annual migration of people – tens of millions of Chinese migrant workers reuniting with their families to celebrate the Lunar New Year.…
Correspondents
20 January 2011
Regardless of the obstacles, people still try to cross the southern border into the United States. David Corlett talks to three of them
Essays & reportage
23 November 2010
How do young Germans from migrant backgrounds view the injustices of the past? Josefine Raasch talks to two sixteen-year-olds in Berlin
National affairs
18 November 2010
American-born Sara Dowse traces the career of American-born NSW premier Kristina Keneally
Correspondents
22 October 2010
May Ngo writes from Calais, where irregular migrants continue to take their chances on finding a way into Britain
Essays & reportage
1 September 2010
The election campaign showed how we don’t seem able to have a rational debate about population, writes Peter Mares
National affairs
3 June 2010
Legislation before parliament will give the immigration minister new power to “terminate” certain classes of visa application, reports Peter Mares
Essays & reportage
15 February 2010
First, let’s fix the education problems. Then let’s recognise the missing link in Australia–India relations, writes Robin Jeffrey
National affairs
10 February 2010
Peter Mares analyses the latest changes to Australia’s migration program
Essays & reportage
12 November 2009
Without more resettlement places, interception in Indonesia is pointless, argues Peter Mares in this overview of recent trends in refugee movement
National affairs
3 November 2009
A dramatic rule change has left many would-be migrants in limbo. Peter Mares reports on the indefinite delays facing tens of thousands of applicants for permanent residency
Books & arts
17 June 2009
The Slap captures contemporary Australian life? Andrew Lynch isn’t so sure
National affairs
17 June 2009
A serious debate about this fundamental shift in policy, and its implications, has barely begun, writes Peter Mares
Essays & reportage
27 November 2008
The link between climate change and migration is more complex than it might seem, writes David Corlett in this extract from his new book