keywords: Pacific Solution
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AUSTRALIA
- David Corlett
- 02 April 2007
4 Comments
What matters is not where the 83 Sri Lankan asylum seekers will be processed – Christmas Island or Nauru – but the nature of their reception and processing.
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AUSTRALIA
- Andrew Hamilton
- 02 April 2007
4 Comments
Immigration Minister Kevin Andrews justified his decision send the 83 Sri Lankan asylum seekers to Nauru, on the grounds that it was necessary to send a message to other would-be illegal immigrants. It is like a teacher beginning class by beating a couple of boys at random in order to discourage others from playing up.
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AUSTRALIA
- Phil Glendenning
- 21 August 2006
The Parliament has shown it is no longer willing to play politics with the lives of asylum seekers. But this latest victory simply maintains the status quo, and eight more people have been sent to Nauru in the past week.
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INTERNATIONAL
Stowaways’ rights to seek asylum are being denied, argues David Manne.
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AUSTRALIA
- Gavan McCormack
- 04 July 2006
Encouraging the North–South relationship offers the best hope for North Korea and the world
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ARTS AND CULTURE
- Kristie Dunn
- 04 July 2006
Kristie Dunn reviews Dark Victory by David Marr and Marian Wilkinson.
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INFORMATION
- Michael McKernan, Frank O’Shea, Mark Deasey, Morag Fraser, John Carmody, Brigid Hains, Pip Robertson
- 03 July 2006
Peace drums, Irish visitor, Travellers’ tales, Epiphanies, Deep structure, Counter-terrorism kits, Circling the square
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AUSTRALIA
- Morag Fraser, David Glanz, Anthony Ham, Andrew Bullen
- 26 June 2006
Dr Seuss’ books, Peace under fire, The good life, Sidney Nolan
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AUSTRALIA
- David Nichols and John Wiseman
- 26 June 2006
Community Development projects can make a difference
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AUSTRALIA
- Paul Osborne
- 26 June 2006
2 Comments
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.
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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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AUSTRALIA
- Jack Waterford
- 31 May 2006
Mark Latham is doing far better than anyone expected. No one had particular faith in him, but the signs, so far, are good.
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