Australia’s treatment of asylum seekers and refugees (Part 1a)
With the images on ABC Four Corners of asylum seekers detained on Nauru and Manus Island fresh in our minds, Dr George Venturini starts a new series on the history and reasons for Australia’s current...
View ArticleSend the super trawler Margiris to collect the bodies
WHY DON’T WE cut the mawkish crap and despatch the super trawler FV Margiris to collect the asylum seeker corpses floating on the seas off Western Australia? By contributing editor-at-large Tess...
View ArticleRough seas
The reality in the wheelhouse facing a wall of water is different to reality on land, writes Gee. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Australia License
View ArticleThe Government’s misguided crackdown on 457 visas
The Government’s decision to target the foreign workers on 457 visas as part of its election strategy ignores the knock-on effects and long-term impacts, says Grant Wyeth. NINETEENTH CENTURY French...
View ArticleLove versus Goliath: a book by Robyn Oyeniyi
The issue of asylum seekers is constantly testing governments around the world; Marilyn Shepherd reviews a new book by Robyn Oyeniyi and reflects on her own experiences in this area. (Image courtesy...
View ArticleThe refugee dog-whistle politics must stop
The issue of asylum seekers is overblown by the media and subject to cynical politics from all sides, human rights advocate Gerry Georgatos calls for a more compassionate approach. In the late 70s and...
View ArticleA child is born
A baby is born in another part of the world — so why isn’t Gee bursting with excitement, as TV insists he should be? This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs...
View ArticleIt’s a boy! D.O.A. Christmas Island July 2013
The tearful celebrations over the birth of a British prince have overshadowed the tragic loss of a baby boy drowned off a capsized asylum seeker boat near Christmas Island. Contributing...
View ArticleGreat Scott’s mad Tollgate
Scott Morrison’s bizarre and corrupt flight to Nauru has condemned the Liberal Party to another electoral defeat, says Bob Ellis. (Caricature by John Graham / johngraham.alphalink.com.au) The bizarre...
View ArticleAustralian Immigration — the Snowden link?
The Australian Immigration Department is under plenty of pressure right now, so why has it quietly and without due process appointed controversial VFS Global to take over its visa application and...
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