Keywords: Security Checks
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RELIGION
- Frank Brennan
- 09 February 2010
'Tonight I want to reflect in light of the National Human Rights
Consultation how we as Church can do better in promoting justice for
all in our land. Full text from Frank Brennan's 2010 McCosker Oration, 'The Church as Advocate in the Public Square: Lessons from the National Human Rights Consultation'.
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INTERNATIONAL
- Kerry Murphy
- 02 November 2009
3 Comments
When debating key issues such as the balance between sovereignty and the human rights of asylum seekers, we can sometimes forget that we're dealing with people. What's clear for advocates can pose difficulties for politicians.
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AUSTRALIA
- Kerry Murphy
- 15 October 2009
17 Comments
A hysterical response to the arrival of boats in Australia could undo
the progress we have made away from unjust policy. Most asylum seekers
have already experienced serious trauma. To return to a temporary visa
regime will separate families for years and cause anxiety.
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INTERNATIONAL
- Kerry Murphy
- 17 April 2009
3 Comments
The tragic death of several asylum seekers on a boat while being towed
to Christmas Island again shows the dangers for people coming to
Australia by boat. But it does not
justify a return to the harsh policies of the past.
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AUSTRALIA
- Kerry Murphy
- 20 November 2008
1 Comment
The Rudd Government's abolition of the Temporary Protection Visa on 9 August was a source of deep hope for refugees and their supporters. However the new rule has not yet been applied to many older cases, and there is no pressure on officials to act quickly.
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AUSTRALIA
- Jonathan Ritchie
- 29 August 2008
5 Comments
Papua New Guineans have an abiding regard for Australia, and know far more about Australia than we do about their country. The introduction of the guest worker scheme sends a message to the Pacific of trust and respect.
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INTERNATIONAL
- Kerry Murphy
- 30 July 2008
7 Comments
Yesterday's announcement of the Government's policy shift away from indefinite detention of asylum seekers brings Australia closer to UNHCR recommendations. It remains to be seen if it will have the courage of its convictions if more boats do arrive.
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AUSTRALIA
- Bill Calcutt
- 17 June 2008
3 Comments
The Howard era was typified by reactive short-term politics, adversarial confrontation, polarisation and a resistance to transparency. Labor must overcome residual community cynicism and grandstanding by the media if it is to advance its progressive agenda.
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RELIGION
- Frank Brennan
- 26 May 2008
1 Comment
The text is from Professor Frank Brennan's 2008 Institute of Justice Studies Oration from 22 May 2008.
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RELIGION
- Frank Brennan
- 29 November 2007
The power of the State can be exercised capriciously and unaccountably when the “Don’t ask; don’t tell” approach to government is immune from parliamentary, judicial or public scrutiny. It is the task of lawyers to make it more difficult for politicians to take this approach.
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INTERNATIONAL
- Andrew Hamilton
- 25 October 2007
1 Comment
Compared to that on Nauru, the Christmas Island detention facility might seem to be surrounded by calm seas. But it is exposed by distance, and if a storm of government hostility to asylum seekers blows again, the processes of determining claims there appear to leave asylum seekers dangerously exposed.
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AUSTRALIA
China's commitment to complete media freedom coinciding with the gleaming stadiums and spectacular parades of the 2008 Beijing Olympics, is beginning to ring hollow. Amnesty International has claimed a renewed crackdown on journalists and internet users in the past year.
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