Our border cooperation with regional neighbours has entered questionable territory, writes Savitri Taylor
02 Dec 09 Comments (0)Winners and losers in Sri Lanka’s long war
Sri Lanka has been left deeply divided by its long-running civil war, in which China played a crucial but little-known role, writes Larry Marshall
13 Nov 09 Comments (1)The fifth ripple: Australia’s place in the global refugee crisis
Without more resettlement places, interception in Indonesia is pointless, argues Peter Mares in this overview of recent trends in refugee movement
12 Nov 09 Comments (3)Seeking an alternative to life in limbo
Facing an uncertain future in Indonesia, it’s hardly surprising that some refugees and asylum seekers try to continue on to Australia, writes Savitri Taylor
22 Apr 09 Comments (0)
The fifth wave
The human cost of turning back boats is too high, writes Peter Mares. So what are the alternatives?
21 Apr 09 Comments (3)Back to the mainland
Detention practices have improved, writes Michelle Dimasi, and it’s time for the government to take the next step
18 Mar 09 Comments (0)The Mediterranean solution
Italy’s new system for processing asylum seekers offshore – with its echoes of Australia’s Pacific Solution – is generating unrest on the tiny island of Lampedusa, reports Annika Lems
10 Feb 09 Comments (1)After the exodus
The latest release of cabinet papers is a reminder of the political stresses triggered by the arrival of Indochinese boat people in the mid 1970s. Bruce Grant, author of The Boat People, looks at those events and their implications
29 Jan 09 Comments (0)The Christmas Island challenge
The arrival of two boatloads of asylum seekers is the first test of Labor’s new detention policy, writes Michelle Dimasi on Christmas Island
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