Keywords: Minister For Home Affairs
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INTERNATIONAL
- Greg Foyster
- 08 October 2010
15 Comments
The situation in Afghanistan isn't getting better. It is getting much, much worse. If we are thinking about sending more troops to counter the Taliban, we must also think about accepting more Afghani asylum seekers fleeing the regime.
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AUSTRALIA
- Myrna Tonkinson
- 19 February 2009
9 Comments
The muted recognition of the anniversary of the National Apology was partly due
to the bushfires in Victoria, which continue, understandably, to
monopolise attention and emotion. But the
momentous event of February 2008 has not been followed up by
significant developments in Indigenous affairs.
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RELIGION
- Frank Brennan
- 17 October 2008
9 Comments
'For me, talk of the death penalty evoked the young, frightened faces of
Scott and Emmanuel, as well as the laughing, haughty faces of Amrozi,
Mukhlas and Imam Samudra.' Full text from Frank Brennan's session on 'Killing People for Killing People', Ubud Writers Festival, 17 October 2008.
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RELIGION
- Frank Brennan
- 06 October 2008
'Lee and
Christine Rush are your average Ozzie couple, except that their teenage son Scott is on death row in Bali having been
convicted of being a hapless drug mule. It will not go down well on the streets of Jakarta
if Australians are baying for the blood of the Bali bombers one month
and then pleading to save our sons and daughters the next month.'
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RELIGION
- Frank Brennan
- 06 February 2008
8 Comments
Even senior traditional hard men of the Liberal Party like Bill Heffernan and Shane Stone have indicated that it is time to act. It is time for Brendan Nelson to draw the line so that we can move on, committed to reconciliation and improvement in Aboriginal health, education, and life expectancy.
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AUSTRALIA
- Ashlea Scicluna
- 12 December 2007
2 Comments
The US-organised Annapolis talks brought Israeli and Arab leaders together with the intention to broker talks on 'a new era of peace'. It bears striking similarity to the Clinton Administration's efforts exactly seven years ago.
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AUSTRALIA
- Jack Waterford
- 13 June 2007
2 Comments
Jigalong is a remote community in WA, best known for its association with the Rabbit Proof Fence. Remote Aboriginal communities suffer greatly from undeveloped nature of their economies, and the institutional barriers created to prevent them developing.
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AUSTRALIA
- Jack Waterford
- 24 December 2006
The idea that neither Peter Costello nor Kim Beazley will ever be Prime Minister of Australia has been reinforced in recent months. From 25 July 2006.
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AUSTRALIA
- Jack Waterford
- 24 July 2006
1 Comment
The idea that neither Peter Costello nor Kim Beazley will ever be Prime Minister of Australia has been reinforced in recent months
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AUSTRALIA
- Troy Bramston
- 09 July 2006
The annual release of the once secret cabinet papers on New Year’s Day is now a political ritual. After 30 years, the public is able to look at cabinet’s deliberations on weighty matters, which have been kept under lock and key for a generation.
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AUSTRALIA
- Moira Rayner
- 18 June 2006
More evidence emerges for the stolen generation.
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ARTS AND CULTURE
Frank Brennan’s Tampering with Asylum prompts Peter Mares to look at this issue again.
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