National affairs
15 April 2010
Have party strategists got it right about the electoral appeal of targeting asylum seekers?
National affairs
14 April 2010
Like the previous government’s asylum processing freezes, it’s likely that last week’s decision is based on an overly optimistic assessment of conditions in…
Essays & reportage
2 December 2009
Our border cooperation with regional neighbours has entered questionable territory, writes Savitri Taylor
International
13 November 2009
Sri Lanka has been left deeply divided by its long-running civil war, in which China played a crucial but little-known role, writes Larry Marshall
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
International
22 April 2009
Facing an uncertain future in Indonesia, it’s hardly surprising that some refugees and asylum seekers try to continue on to Australia, writes Savitri Taylor
National affairs
22 April 2009
The Coalition isn’t making headway with its asylum seeker campaign, writes Peter Brent
National affairs
21 April 2009
The human cost of turning back boats is too high, writes Peter Mares. So what are the alternatives?
National affairs
18 March 2009
Detention practices have improved, writes Michelle Dimasi, and it’s time for the government to take the next step
International
10 February 2009
Italy’s new system for processing asylum seekers offshore – with its echoes of Australia’s Pacific Solution – is generating unrest on the tiny island of…
Essays & reportage
29 January 2009
The latest release of cabinet papers is a reminder of the political stresses triggered by the arrival of Indochinese boat people in the mid 1970s. Bruce Grant, author of…
National affairs
5 November 2008
The arrival of two boatloads of asylum seekers is the first test of Labor’s new detention policy, writes Michelle Dimasi on Christmas Island
National affairs
2 November 2008
Detention reform is just the beginning, writes Glenn Nicholls. Labor’s immigration minister now has the task of changing the culture of his department
29 October 2008
The demise of a refugee camp might be no tragedy, but what about the death of a town? Xan Rice visits Kakuma, where many of Australia’s Sudanese refugees spent…
National affairs
25 October 2008
Independent MP Peter Andren opposed John Howard’s attack on asylum seekers, and his vote went up at the next election