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The Beirut explosion and the plight of Syrian refugees

When you have the privilege of working in international relations, there are some experiences that stay with you for life. There are the places you go and the people you meet. Conversations that start at the roundtable, continue into dinner, and often go late into the night. At airports and hotels,

By Erin Watson-Lynn

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Rohingya in Malaysia, doubly trapped

For some people living in the Ampang district in eastern Kuala Lumpur, self-isolation is nothing new. The area is known for its concentration of Rohingya refugees from Myanmar, nestled in the grimy apartments and neighbourhoods of this former tin mining centre, and they haven't been going out for a

By JJ Rose

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The danger of disease in the world’s largest refugee camp

The Bangladesh government made the decision earlier this month to place the southern district of Cox’s Bazar in lockdown as Covid-19 cases in Bangladesh increased. Cox’s Bazar hosts the world’s largest refugee camp, housing almost a million Rohingya since late 2017 when around 700,000 fled

By Eleanor Gordon, Katrina Lee-Koo

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Covid-19: Refugees at risk

The first case of Covid-19 was detected near the world’s largest refugee camp last month. Human rights groups fear it’s only matter of time before it spreads among the roughly one million Rohingya refugees living in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. Having fled ethnic cleansing at the hands of the

By Max Walden

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Behrouz Boochani: Still in limbo

Although Behrouz Boochani has never set foot on the Australian mainland, his is a familiar name in the country, a link to the men on Manus Island subject to Australia’s offshore processing arrangements in the Pacific. His escape to be “free in New Zealand” this month, after six years

By Madeline Gleeson

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Employment as protection: complementary pathways for refugees

Conflicts in the Middle East and Africa are causing dramatic increases in internally displaced people and refugees across the world. According to estimates from UNHCR for 2016, 10.3 million people were newly displaced by conflict or persecution; 2 million new claims for asylum were lodged; and

By Jay Song, Daniel Thambar

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The lack of appeal in Nauru

The decision to terminate a long-standing arrangement that saw the Australian High Court act as a partial appellate court for Nauru, as reported last week, has heightened concerns about Nauru’s appropriateness as a venue for an Australian immigration detention centre. The timing of the

By Erin Harris

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Migration and border policy links: Israel’s UNHCR backflip, Pacific seasonal workers, more

At The New York Times, a data-rich interactive examines the myth that greater immigration levels lead to higer rates of crime. In December 2017, the Nauruan Government quietly ended an agreement that saw the High Court of Australia serve as the Pacific Island’s final court of appeal

By Erin Harris

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Migration & border policy links: What the US wants, Afghanistan, Rohingya repatriation and more

Reflecting on the failures of offshore processing, UNHCR’s Regional Representative, Thomas Albrecht, urges the Australian government to step up, share responsibility and do its bit to create durable solutions for refugees and asylum seekers. The ‘likelihood of successful assimilation and

By Rachael Buckland

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Migration & border policy links: Merkel and no regrets, Hurricane Harvey and more

The Kaldor Centre’s Dr Claire Higgins offers a critique of the Australian government’s decision to transfer a number of asylum seekers residing in the country to the ‘final departure Bridging E Visa’. The Saturday Paper’s Sean Kelly discusses the motivations behind keeping asylum

By Rachael Buckland

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Migration & border policy links: Manus High Court ruling, H-2B shortage, Turkey’s Syrians and more

Earlier today the Australian High Court rejected a claim that the Australian government can only exercise offshore powers consistently with the law of a foreign state. This means that Australia’s regional processing centre on Manus Island is legal despite the PNG Supreme Court ruling to the

By Rachael Buckland

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Labor’s unsettling dilemma

Labor’s unsettling dilemma Alan Dupont The Australian 24 July 2015 Click here for the online text

By Alan Dupont

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Australia and the 1951 Refugee Convention

In this Analysis, Khalid Koser argues that the implementation of the 1951 Refugee Convention is failing the interests of both states and refugees. Koser argues that Australia is well-placed to lead an international effort for reform. Photo: Getty Images/Scott Fisher

By Khalid Koser

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Asylum Seekers

The Beirut explosion and the plight of Syrian refugees

Rohingya in Malaysia, doubly trapped

The danger of disease in the world’s largest refugee camp

Covid-19: Refugees at risk

Behrouz Boochani: Still in limbo

Employment as protection: complementary pathways for refugees

The lack of appeal in Nauru

Migration and border policy links: Israel’s UNHCR backflip, Pacific seasonal workers, more

Migration & border policy links: What the US wants, Afghanistan, Rohingya repatriation and more

Migration & border policy links: Merkel and no regrets, Hurricane Harvey and more

Migration & border policy links: Manus High Court ruling, H-2B shortage, Turkey’s Syrians and more

Labor’s unsettling dilemma

Australia and the 1951 Refugee Convention

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