National affairs
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
National affairs
30 September 2013
Four years after the civil war ended, many Tamils have no expectation of peace or safety in Sri Lanka’s Northern Province, reports Emily Howie. This is what drives…
National affairs
3 September 2013
The immigration department is months behind in answering questions from Senate estimate committees – questions that would provide vital information about the…
National affairs
1 August 2013
Over one hundred people died in the waters between Indonesia and Christmas Island on 21 June 2012 after repeated calls for help. This week’s coroner’s report calls…
National affairs
31 July 2013
What would a sustainable regional approach look like? Anne McNevin outlines the main features – and benefits – of an alternative to the Labor–Coalition…
National affairs
25 July 2013
Both the government and the opposition are focusing on the wrong problem, writes Anne McNevin
Retrospective
22 July 2013
Two cases from Europe reveal other ways of understanding irregular migrants
National affairs
2 July 2013
The foreign minister’s tough talking on asylum seekers doesn’t fit with the facts, writes Peter Mares
National affairs
27 June 2013
Arja Keski-Nummi looks at how Australia can take the lead in developing regional solutions to the regional challenge of informal migration
National affairs
26 June 2013
The debate about the implications of this fundamental shift in policy has barely begun
National affairs
7 June 2013
The federal government’s reforms of the temporary visa scheme deal with longstanding problems, writes Peter Mares, but there’s more to be done
23 May 2013
“Stability maintenance” is translating into greater surveillance, but the Chinese government’s response to ethnic frictions looks to be unsustainable, writes…
National affairs
29 March 2013
There is a debate to be had about 457 visas, but it’s not the one we’ve been having
National affairs
28 March 2013
A different visa category could be the subject of future debates about temporary migration, writes Peter Mares
International
15 March 2013
If climate change hastens migration in the Pacific, two twentieth-century cases could be useful guides, writes Jane McAdam
Books & arts
13 February 2013
China is changing fast but its greatest challenges remain the same. And at the centre is the blackest of black boxes, writes Kerry Brown
Books & arts
10 October 2012
Glenn Nicholls reviews an intimate account of the life of Werner Pelz
International
27 August 2012
Tales of colonial blackbirding have led to renewed ties between Australian South Sea Islanders and Pacific communities, reports Nic Maclellan
Books & arts
1 May 2012
Impossibly remote in many ways, the late fifties are portrayed with verve and nuance in John O’Grady’s bestselling novel, writes Brian McFarlane
Essays & reportage
16 April 2012
The Howard government made it harder for some nationalities to become citizens, and Labor has made it worse, writes Kerry Ryan
Books & arts
1 March 2012
Does morality necessarily play a positive role in political debates, asks Klaus Neumann
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