Open letter to elected representatives
Speaking points for when you meet with your MP to discuss asylum seeker policy, asking them to commit to protecting the rights of asylum seekers. Open letter to elected representatives
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Pregnant and detained: in Australia and now on Nauru
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
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In 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 moreVanstone’s giant stretch to a bizarre conclusion
It’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 moreThis wall of silence serves no one
The 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
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