In this guest post, the ASRC’s Detention Rights Advocate Pamela Curr looks at the dangerous and inhumane conditions facing pregnant asylum seekers and their children in Australian-run detention centres Pregnant and detained An unfunny thing happened two days before the Federal Election this year…. We
Read moreIn this special guest post, Lecturer in Statistics and Political Economy at the University of Melbourne Dr Mike Pottenger provides an economic analysis of the market for people smuggling between Indonesia and Australia. He explains why national policies aimed at reducing the number of boat arrivals here are unlikely to have as much impact as
Read moreIt’s a common tool in the Australian media; all the more-so as we move into a ‘less news, more analysis’ mix among newspapers, broadcast media and online. Opinion writers – so desperate in their need to justify their attention-grabbing headlines – are not just selecting only the facts that suit their arguments these days; they’re
Read moreThe new Australian government’s agenda when it comes to asylum seekers and their rights is both far-reaching and regressive. Slashing the overall refugee intake, for example, is a travesty given Australia’s developed economy, while removing rights of appeal and legal assistance for asylum seekers already in Australia flies in the face of this country’s ‘Fair
Read moreAustralia’s new Prime Minister Tony Abbott will be claiming a lot of mandates during the coming term of Federal Government. Some, including his determination to repeal the carbon tax, are likely to meet formal opposition within the Parliament. Other parts of his “Real Solutions” policy platform, however, can expect far easier passage through both the
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