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Essays & reportage Savitri Taylor 2 December 2009 Our border cooperation with regional neighbours has entered questionable territory, writes Savitri Taylor
International Larry Marshall 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 Peter Mares 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 Savitri Taylor 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 Peter Brent 22 April 2009 The Coalition isn’t making headway with its asylum seeker campaign, writes Peter Brent
National affairs Peter Mares 21 April 2009 The human cost of turning back boats is too high, writes Peter Mares. So what are the alternatives?
National affairs Michelle Dimasi 18 March 2009 Detention practices have improved, writes Michelle Dimasi, and it’s time for the government to take the next step International Annika Lems 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 Bruce Grant 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 Michelle Dimasi 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 Glenn Nicholls 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 Correspondents Xan Rice 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 Peter Browne 25 October 2008 Independent MP Peter Andren opposed John Howard’s attack on asylum seekers, and his vote went up at the next election