“Stability maintenance” is translating into greater surveillance, but the Chinese government’s response to ethnic frictions looks to be unsustainable, writes James Leibold in Beijing
23 May 13 Comments (1)Temporary migration is a permanent thing
There is a debate to be had about 457 visas, writes Peter Mares, but it’s not the one we’ve been having
29 Mar 13 Comments (6)We know about the 457. What about the 485?
A different visa category could be the subject of future debates about temporary migration, writes Peter Mares
28 Mar 13 Comments (0)Caught between homelands
If climate change hastens migration in the Pacific, two twentieth-century cases could be useful guides, writes Jane McAdam
15 Mar 13 Comments (0)
South Sea Islanders unite in Australia
Tales of colonial blackbirding have led to renewed ties between Australian South Sea Islanders and Pacific communities, reports Nic Maclellan
27 Aug 12 Comments (0)How weird does this mob still seem?
Impossibly remote in many ways, the late fifties are portrayed with verve and nuance in John O’Grady’s bestselling novel, writes Brian McFarlane
01 May 12 Comments (0)Citizenship for beginners
The Howard government made it harder for some nationalities to become citizens, and Labor has made it worse, writes Kerry Ryan
16 Apr 12 Comments (4)The politics of compassion
Does morality necessarily play a positive role in political debates, asks Klaus Neumann
01 Mar 12 Comments (0)Vanishing acts
Glenn Nicholls reviews Albrecht Dümling’s study of refugee musicians from Nazism who came to Australia
16 Feb 12 Comments (0)Kiribati’s policy for “migration with dignity”
At the global climate negotiations in Durban, some island nations are discussing climate displacement. Nic Maclellan looks at the response from one Pacific government
04 Dec 11 Comments (1)Globalisation at ground level
A new study of Hong Kong’s Chungking Mansions reveals a microcosm of “low-end globalisation,” writes Ramon Lobato
17 Oct 11 Comments (0)International students and the law of unintended consequences
The federal government’s new rules designed to increase student numbers could boost the number of migrants who are permanently temporary, writes Peter Mares
28 Sep 11 Comments (4)Colonialism’s prequel
Julia Clancy-Smith’s Mediterraneans looks at a neglected period with contemporary resonance, writes Lorenzo Veracini
16 Sep 11 Comments (1)Matters of the heart
Compassion as a motivator for action is overrated, writes Klaus Neumann, but Go Back to Where You Came from is a reminder that it’s not a bad starting point
30 Jun 11 Comments (3)Pirates, terrorists or doctors of philosophy?
Backed by Lindsay Tanner, two initiatives in Melbourne are taking on the obstacles that face qualified Africans applying for professional jobs, reports Ralph Johnstone
10 May 11 Comments (2)Trading refugees
There’s an opportunity in the agreement with Malaysia, but the government isn’t likely to take it, writes Klaus Neumann
09 May 11 Comments (2)Regional cooperation and the Malaysian solution
The Gillard government has taken two steps forward and one step back in its efforts to deal with irregular arrivals by boat, writes Savitri Taylor
Comments (0)Lives on hold
Changes to Australia’s migration program have stranded tens of thousands of international graduates at the end of a queue that shows no sign of moving — and the immigration department has warned the issue could end up in court, writes Peter Mares
02 May 11 Comments (13)Life in the UK: the exam
In London, Ian Henderson finds that Britain’s migration test reveals more about its authors than they would ever have anticipated
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