Beyond allowing one family to go ‘home to Bilo’, what else we can expect the new Labor government will do about thousands more asylum seekers and refugees?
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Refugee law puts humanitarianism above considerations of state sovereignty.
South Africa does not put refugees in camps. So, the government is responsible for their protection and well-being. Its performance was hit-and-miss.
Richer nations are increasingly looking to offshore their immigration processing and further their own economic and political interests at the same time.
The choice of Rwanda has a logic about it. But it’s also controversial.
Poland has an opportunity to emerge from this refugee crisis a more united, more accepting and economically strong society, but first they need to have tough conversations about immigration.
Offshore processing is a failed policy that continues to haemorrhage cash, destroy lives and erode the international system for refugee protection.
Asylum seekers in Australia who arrived by boat mainly hold temporary visas. If they want to attend university, they have to pay international fees.
The tennis star’s short stay in the Park hotel is a far cry from the years many refugees spend waiting for action.
The use of scientific processes would be a huge improvement on the UK’s current methods for assessing the age of asylum seekers.
The mounting urgency about asylum seekers trying to reach the UK by boat does not sweep aside the need for reasoned and rational policymaking.
Pastors have a limited role in asylum processes of Christian converts.
Talk of sending people back distracts from the UK’s clear responsibilities towards anyone who attempts the crossing.
The author set out to understand how the faith of displaced LGBT people in South Africa has evolved over time, and how religion has shaped their experiences of displacement.
Nauru is receiving hundreds of millions of dollars from Australia annually to house 109 asylum seekers. The real purpose, though, is to ‘stand ready to receive new arrivals’.
The Conservative pledge to replace government-assisted refugee places with more private sponsorship focuses on the integration potential of refugees rather than their protection needs. That’s wrong.
Everyone has the right to have a country to seek asylum, but it will need international cooperation to get the Taliban to honour this right.
The Afghans people surveyed were optimistic and positive about their lives in Australia — and felt welcome in their communities.
Vague promises to rescue certain groups of people are causing confusion.
The largest immigration detention centre is located in a COVID hot spot in western Sydney. We need to make vaccinations for detainees and staff an urgent priority.
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