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- A modern approach to refugee resettlement
According to the Coalition, 'bad refugees' who come on boats take places that could otherwise go to 'good
refugees' who wait patiently in camps. Labelling refugees as 'good' or 'bad' according to how they
arrive in Australia reflects an insular opinion that does not reflect
what is happening worldwide.
Issue 0 : Published 20-Aug-2010
- Tales from the kingdom of force
Flicking the frisbee with a well practised arm, Jimmy told me about his former
home in Sri Lanka. 'Last time I was
there, I was carrying bodies to their graves in my arms, even the bodies
of friends.'
Homer's Iliad is a poem of force in
which, at all times, the human spirit is shown modified by its relations
with force.
Issue 16 : Published 16-Aug-2010
- Asylum seekers are Australia's invisible homeless
Every day, Australians face north and scan the horizon. Has another boat
arrived? But if our politicians and journalists want to see asylum
seekers living in poor conditions, they need to look closer to home.
Issue 15 : Published 13-Aug-2010
- East Timor a not-so-simple solution
Julia Gillard said 'people like my own parents who have worked hard
all their lives can't abide the idea that others might get an inside
track to special privileges'. Managing similar perceptions in East Timor, where there is a tide of resentment against Australia among parts of
the population, will be a challenge.
Issue 13 : Published 09-Jul-2010
- Not the Pacific Solution
Julia Gillard insists that the centre in East Timor centre would be properly 'run, auspiced and structured'. For the
Australian Government to ensure that such a centre respects the human dignity of asylum seekers will be difficult. Similar
arrangements with Indonesia were not satisfactory.
Issue 13 : Published 07-Jul-2010
- Asylum seeker focus should be protection, not punishment
Jesuit Refugee Service Australia says Labor's new policy
on asylum seekers should be focused on the protection of vulnerable
people rather than the elimination of people smugglers.
Issue 0 : Published 06-Jul-2010
- Memories of refugees
I remember the 250,000 Cambodians in Site Two by the Thai border, and among them Chea, the sister of a friend, who died when the camp was shelled. I remember the many who spent years in Australian detention centres, and the sadness of watching as the light went out of the eyes of those detained for more than six months.
Issue 12 : Published 21-Jun-2010
- Australia in Crisis Group firing line
Some countries including Australia turned a blind eye to atrocities committed during the Sri Lanka conflict. The International Crisis Group has called upon these countries to ensure proper international investigation of war crimes. This includes granting asylum or other protected status to witnesses.
Issue 10 : Published 01-Jun-2010
- Abbott's immigration paranoia
Abbott's 'red arrows' asulym seeker ad is reminiscent of the 'reds under the beds' hysteria of the '50s and '60s. With an election on the way, the immigration policy reform agenda has been put aside as both Government and Opposition harden their policies.
Issue 9 : Published 17-May-2010
- Refugee backflip misses what matters
The decision to suspend the processing of future asylum seekers from Afghanistan and Sri Lanka does not respect the dignity of asylum seekers. Now that the Government has bent to the populist winds fanned by an opportunistic Opposition, there are grounds for fearing the claims of asylum seekers will be judged in a way that unduly reflects the interests of the Australian Government.
Issue 7 : Published 12-Apr-2010
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