23 May 2023
By default not design: the end of the asylum consensus
Ever since Australia adopted the “Pacific Solution”, norm busting has become the norm.
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4 May 2023
Five potential global consequences of Sudan’s escalating conflict
Even distant Australia could feel knock-on effects of a refugee crisis, gold smuggling and disruption to wheat crops. -
9 Feb 2023
Australia and Indonesia can lead a response to refugee crisis in the region
Shared information will help with rescue efforts and to pursue the leaders in people smuggling outfits. -
13 Jan 2023
Undue suspicion of Chinese Australian scientists slows progress
Clear guidance is needed how national security is assessed in research and what are the boundaries of collaboration. -
7 Dec 2022
Australia could lead the way on Rohingya crisis
Canberra is well placed to broker a new deal for resettling the region’s most vulnerable refugees. -
2 Dec 2022
Australia wants to attract the world’s best? Make it easier to migrate
An overdue review can start fixing national skills shortages by smoothing the way for workers and families to settle. -
18 Nov 2022
Strengthening disaster resilience in the Pacific
The aftermath of Tonga’s massive volcanic eruption holds valuable lessons as climate change risks also grow. -
15 Nov 2022
Refugees may become victims of Malaysia’s electoral politics
The plight of Myanmar Rohingyas exposes Southeast Asia’s disjointed policies and fragile human rights protections. -
3 Nov 2022
Risks and responses repatriating foreign terrorist fighters and families
Australia is bringing home families that lived under Islamic State, and experience overseas offers valuable lessons. -
2 Nov 2022
Can the UK stop the boats?
Attempting to mimic the Australian model ignores the striking differences that confront post-Brexit Britain. -
6 Oct 2022
Maldives: the legacy of Islamic State
More Maldivians per capita went to Syria to fight than any other country. Reintegration is a significant challenge. -
4 Oct 2022
Islamic State: women, justice, and a complex impasse
What charges are laid against women returned to Australia will help us better understand the role they played in Syria. -
8 Sep 2022
Economic diplomacy: Nation building at home and abroad
A jobs summit highlighted the challenges in crafting a foreign policy for the middle class and balanced development aid. -
2 Sep 2022
The right tools for a coherent regional response to forced migration
Reforming the Bali Process will provide a genuine forum for Australia and partners to prepare ahead of the next crisis. -
25 Jul 2022
Why India needs a refugee law
Adopting international standards will not only benefit people seeking asylum but India’s relations in the neighbourhood. -
28 Jun 2022
Years of living statelessly: refugees in Indonesia
In a country that is still not party to the refugee convention, life can oscillate between hope and despair. -
29 Mar 2022
Changing our view of Pacific visas
Australia’s claims to be part of the “Pacific family” would be helped by more migration options – especially for women. -
4 Mar 2022
Europe triggers “temporary protection” for Ukraine war refugees
Those fleeing will not be forced into the cumbersome and complicated process that normally awaits those seeking asylum. -
14 Jan 2022
Novak Djokovic – a symbol for anti-vaxxers?
The ruling to deport the tennis ace could hamper his career but transform him into a different type of star. -
11 Jan 2022
When no shots are heard around the world
The saga of Novak Djokovic’s visa has galvanised global attention – with a result that still hangs in the balance. -
16 Nov 2021
A good idea gone nowhere? Diaspora policy in Australia
Politics has made it hard to keep outward migration/diaspora engagement on the agenda. -
10 Nov 2021
The forest for the trees: trouble at the Poland-Belarus border
A migrant crisis is the next episode in an ongoing Russian and Belarusian project to undercut the European Union. -
2 Nov 2021
Filipino migrants are agents of change
Stereotypes tell of disenfranchised labour. But the experience of people abroad can seed change at home, too. -
26 Oct 2021
Protecting people who lose their homes to climate change
King tides, cyclones, floods and drought are already displacing large numbers of people each year – where will they go? -
24 Aug 2021
Europe turns away from asylum-seekers
Covid saw fewer refugees on the move but numbers could soon rise. Those needing help deserve to be treated with dignity. -
17 Aug 2021
What to do after the Taliban take-over
The foreign troops might be gone but Afghanistan is still our responsibility. -
26 Jul 2021
Bringing home Australian children trapped in Syrian camps
Faced with thorny legal and security obstacles for the adults, it may be better to return children alone. -
15 Jul 2021
Economic diplomacy: Little Australia spends slowly in the Pacific
Can a step-up speed up? And what of the economic and cultural benefits of migration in Covid times? -
13 Jul 2021
Afghanistan, Australia and the visa conundrum
What responsibility does the government have for those on the periphery of the Australian campaign in Afghanistan? -
17 Jun 2021
Economic diplomacy: Trade deals for a fast-growing family
New ties with Britain to “right a historic wrong” but visa schemes for regional workers could generate another headache. -
28 May 2021
Indians are becoming visible in Australia like never before
Outrage over the two-week India travel ban is another marker of the diaspora’s growing influence in Australian politics. -
19 May 2021
When border control goes over the line
It will take months to repatriate Australians from Covid-ravaged India. A policy reset is urgently needed. -
18 May 2021
Australia and migration: Will the Covid pause become a full stop?
A bipartisan consensus about high immigration remains. But so does arrogance about Australia’s place in the region. -
10 May 2021
Closed borders: The unequal waiting game
Old notions about international mobility will need to be revised, especially for students travelling abroad. -
30 Mar 2021
America’s border crisis: Good intentions go south
A surge of migrants seeking to cross the border might be the moment noble ideals and political realities collide. -
7 Aug 2020
The Beirut explosion and the plight of Syrian refugees
The blast that killed over 100 and injured thousands is also a reminder of the fragile existence of millions. -
27 May 2020
Rohingya in Malaysia, doubly trapped
Panics have a way of seeking out victims, and the Rohingya in Malaysia have been easy targets during the pandemic. -
7 Apr 2020
Covid-19: Refugees at risk
Cash payments and mobilising asylum seekers with medical training are measures to help refugees survive the pandemic. -
2 Apr 2020
Covid-19 is not only a health crisis, it’s a migration crisis
Temporary migration is integral to Australia’s economic success story. And many of those migrants are now at risk. -
17 Mar 2020
Migration: The bargaining power of transit states
Destination countries try to get transit countries in line with their migration policies. It doesn't always work. -
3 Dec 2019
Hollowed out, but not unhinged
The scenario put forth in Sam Roggeveen’s “Our very own Brexit” runs counter to the major parties’ economic realities. -
26 Nov 2019
Shock therapy: why Australia needs a political jolt
Taking an honest look at a worst-case scenario isn’t scaremongering but could instead help avoid doing ourselves harm. -
18 Nov 2019
Australia and immigration: Lessons from Reagan’s 1986 US amnesty law
New research suggests that giving legal status to unauthorised immigrants can have multiple positive outcomes. -
13 Nov 2019
In conversation: Weak parties, hollow politics, and democratic danger
Could a radical break with Asia be the cost of a growing dislocation of the political parties and the Australian public? -
11 Nov 2019
Review: Australia, real and imagined
It’s time to inject new content into the hardy ideal of a free and equal Australia. -
6 Nov 2019
The Rohingya Football Club
Observations from the field after a sobering experience attempting to use sport as a form of aid. -
1 Nov 2019
Out of sight, out of mind? Irregular people movement on the doorstep
People haven’t stopped trying to migrate in the region, yet Australia’s role has been reduced to that of a bystander. -
19 Jul 2019
Australia, New Zealand and the “corrosive” character test
Hundreds of Kiwis have had Australian visas cancelled and a new law could see the trans-Tasman dispute yet grow worse. -
17 Jul 2019
Harnessing demographic destiny
Competition for the world’s best and brightest will intensify as global population growth slows. Is Australia ready? -
12 Jun 2019
That Trump phone call to Australia and what it means to refugees today
Secret “swaps” might have led the US President to hang up on Malcolm Turnbull but the principle of the deal must stand.