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immigration February 20, 2021
Biloela family wait for compassion
The Tamil family who settled in Biloela, Queensland, with their two Australian-born daughters have now spent more than 1000 days in immigration detention. But legal pressure is attempting to bend political will towards compassion.
immigration January 30, 2021
Fight to free refugees in hotel detention
While dozens of refugees brought to Australia under medevac were unexpectedly released into the community on temporary visas this week, grave fears remain for the men left behind in detention.
immigration December 5, 2020
Medevac refugees: we face special punishment
A year after the medevac repeal, refugees brought here under the law are still in detention and say they are being punished by the government for speaking out.
immigration November 28, 2020
Population decline and the economy
Australia’s fertility rate is the lowest it has been in history. While successive governments have paid scant attention to this, Covid-19 has made the issue more urgent than ever.
immigration November 7, 2020
The reality of life as a foreign student
The coronavirus pandemic has only heightened the precarious situation in which international students often find themselves, with many forced to take on jobs that pay less than the minimum wage.
immigration February 8, 2020
Universities and the China ban
A taskforce that was set up to deal with the effects of the bushfire crisis on overseas student numbers is now examining the fallout from the coronavirus breakout – with repercussions predicted far beyond the university sector.
immigration November 9, 2019
Ahead of a senate vote that could repeal the medevac legislation, the fate of more than 200 asylum seekers in Port Moresby hangs in the balance.
immigration September 28, 2019
Peter Dutton’s latest citizenship move
Legal experts warn that the government’s latest attempt to strip citizenship from dual nationals may cause more problems than it resolves.
immigration September 7, 2019
The truth about self-harm in offshore detention
Peter Dutton’s claims that medevac laws have resulted in a dramatic increase in self-harm on Manus and Nauru only highlight the government’s insensitivity and ignorance when dealing with asylum seekers.
immigration July 27, 2019
For the author and Greens senator, a recent return visit to Manus Island confirmed that conditions have worsened in an already unspeakably cruel environment.
immigration July 6, 2019
Dutton’s stance on citizenship laws
Despite recommendations from parliament’s security watchdog, Peter Dutton will press ahead with plans to ban Australian citizens with terrorism links from returning home.
