To make sure the COVID rollout is accessible to all people living in Australia, the government should consider a migrant amnesty.
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The government lost another appeal in the fight over whether a Sri Lankan family can stay in Australia. It’s time to ask a fundamental question: is this hardline approach appropriate anymore?
The hardship of the pandemic has exposed the extreme nature of a policy the prime minister didn’t even appear to know about.
If history is any guide, the new US president’s forward-thinking approach toward refugee resettlement could help drive Australia’s commitments to refugee protection, too.
In the Howard government, there was near-consensus in Cabinet that an ETS was eventually likely. A spike in asylum-seeker arrivals stimulated the hard “deterrent’ strategy” that would morph into the “Pacific Solution” in 2001.
Refugee businesses provide opportunities for those who find that the doors to employment are often closed to them – even if they are well qualified.
It’s other people who label somebody a migrant – and it’s a label that sticks.
Radio and television were found to be potentially highly influential in promoting positive public attitudes towards immigrants.
New data shows self-harm incidents in immigration detention have spiked his year amid concerns over the pandemic. We must take steps to reduce asylum seekers’ vulnerability and prevent further harm.
As countries around the world develop their own private sponsorship systems, they should acknowledge how elusive refugee status can be. Policy-makers should proceed accordingly.
The pact is largely characterised by the continuation of older ideas, despite the change in tone.
Denying protection to asylum seekers is neither sustainable nor defensible as long-term policy. Here are ways to make the screening process at airports more just when the borders do reopen.
After fire destroyed a migrant reception centre on the Greek island of Lesbos, the EU needs a more welcoming approach to asylum.
Talk of an ‘invasion’ is exactly what prevents meaningful action.
At times of economic crisis, our feelings towards migrants can become hardened.
Important news coverage or voyeurism disguised as journalism? It’s complicated.
New research shows how a lack of basic information caused by the language barrier can lead to the spread of fake news in refugee communites.
It is almost impossible for asylum seekers held in detention to practise social distancing. For their protection, and that of the wider community, the government must take action now.
The court has found the youngest child, Tharunicca, was denied procedural fairness, which means the case against their deportation will continue.
The use of hotels as alternative sites for detention is a worrying trend, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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