Many within the political left and right draw on the Bible to inform their views on immigration, but neglect to take into account how foreigners were treated under the Roman Empire during the time of Jesus.
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The government should be explicit about what proportion of the population will need to be vaccinated to warrant border reopening. Australians could then measure progress towards that goal.
Canadian government travel restrictions are an attempt to curb the spread of COVID-19 variants. But vague language around exemptions for medical travel may confuse the physicians who can grant them.
Nearly 700 species of flightless mammal could be barred entry to cooler habitats due to national borders by 2070.
A new study argues for selective border relaxations. But with COVID-19 more prevalent now than at almost any point in the past, the risk would be substantial.
Multiple borders have always existed in Aotearoa New Zealand. We just weren’t as aware of them before the pandemic started locking down communities.
Research shows that when people feel insecure and anxious they become more concerned with identity values such as nationalism, status and success.
The future need not be gloomy. It is possible for Northern Ireland to emerge better off at the end of this process.
Palmer has lost his challenge to the closure of the Western Australian border in response to COVID-19. But it still remains unclear whether the border closure was and remains valid.
The government is extending the COVID health measures for a further six months, until the end of March, in its latest acknowledgement that pandemic assistance will be needed on various fronts for a longer period.
In the policy of the pandemic, experts have emerged to fill the gaps in the decision-making of politicians, with the responsibility for outcomes landing somewhere in the middle.
Politics with Michelle Grattan: Jodie McVernon on Melbourne’s modelling, a Covid vaccine, and the role of experts in a crisis
Michelle Grattan discusses the latest in coronavirus developments with Professor Jodie McVernon
Scott Morrison and Daniel Andrews are in a high stakes arm wrestle.
The national cabinet, created to impose maximum unity on Australia’s response to COVID, has formally fractured.
Michelle Grattan discusses the political week that was with Professor Paddy Nixon
That old adage “never get between a premier and a bucket of money” has become “never get between a premier and a COVID election”.
Scott Morrison wants a commitment from national cabinet for Australia to return to as much normality as possible for Christmas, provided the medical advice supports it.
Monday saw coronavirus updates from Victoria, Queensland, and the federal government.
A federal cabinet minister has lashed out with an extraordinary attack on premiers, declaring Friday’s national cabinet meeting “has become a flashpoint for the future of Australia’s federation”.
History will be made when the federal parliament commences its first “hybrid” sitting in the fortnight starting next week, with some members connecting virtually.
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Professor of Public Interest Law and Chicana/o Studies, University of California, Davis
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Professor and Tier 1 Canada Research Chair in Global Health Governance; Scientific Co-Director, Bridge Research Consortium, Simon Fraser University
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Associate Director, Refugee Law Lab, York University, Canada
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Researcher in International Relations and Politics, Development Studies and Borders, Indian Institute of Technology Guwahati
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Senior Lecturer in Sociology, University of East London
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Professor of Political Sociology, Queen's University Belfast
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Professor Emerita in Constitutional Law, University of Sydney
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Lecturer in Architecture, University of Sheffield; Independent Social Research Foundation
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Senior Lecturer in History, La Trobe University
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Senior Lecturer in Human Geography, Northumbria University, Newcastle
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Researcher, Indonesian Center for Law and Policy Studies (PSHK)
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Professor of Sociology, Princeton University
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Professor of Politics and International Studies, Queen's University Belfast
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Research Fellow Interdisciplinary Ethics Research Group, University of Warwick