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In February all seven judges of the High Court threw out Immigration Minister Philip Ruddock’s ‘privative clause’ which was an attempt to deny asylum seekers and all other visa applicants access to the courts.
Stowaways’ rights to seek asylum are being denied, argues David Manne.
Refugee stories told by Arnold Zable.
Kristie Dunn reviews Dark Victory by David Marr and Marian Wilkinson.
Terry Lane on The Andren Report.
Labor’s leadership problems have been a dream for the Liberal Party, not least by obscuring the fact that the real victor in leadership games over recent months has been the prime minister, John Howard.
Dr Seuss’ books, Peace under fire, The good life, Sidney Nolan
Mr Howard has travelled to Indonesia to mend the rift in relations betwen the two countries. Critics of the proposed legislation designed to appease Indonesia, fear that Australia is in serious danger of surrendering its sovereignty by allowing another country to force its hand on policy matters, such as migration.
Reviews of Western Horizon: Sydney’s heartland and the future of Australian politics; Body and Soul: A Spirituality of Imaginative Creativity; One Fourteenth of an Elephant: A memoir of life and death on the Burma–Thailand Railway; What’s Right? and Giving it Away: In praise of philanthropy.
Debates about primacy of conscience illustrate the necessity for a passion both for truth and for freedom.
Artists respond to Australia’s treatment of asylum seekers.
Tony Kevin’s diplomatic career has directly lead him to investigate SIEV X.