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  • 15 Nov 2023
    • Human rights
    • Migration
    • Technology
    • Transnational Challenges

    Human trafficking: Harnessing technology to help those most vulnerable

    Cate Sumner
    Delivering legal services to victims often means overcoming barriers in language, information and distance.
  • 10 Nov 2023
    • Australia
    • Asylum Seekers
    • Migration

    Where did the Afghan refugees go – and where next?

    Sadiq Amini
    While the world is still figuring out the politics, the people are paying the price.
  • 22 Aug 2023
    • Bangladesh
    • Myanmar
    • Migration
    • United Nations

    Remember the Rohingya, for disease hasn’t forgotten them

    Arunn Jegan
    After six years, supposedly temporary camps now resemble slums. How long can the world turn away?
  • 9 Aug 2023
    • Philippines
    • Migration

    Overseas Filipino workers toil for the Marcos government’s bottom line

    Michael Beltran
    The Philippines relies on remittances to prop up the local economy. But the reports of abuses cannot be ignored.
  • 23 May 2023
    • Global Issues
    • Human rights
    • International law
    • Migration
    • United Nations

    By default not design: the end of the asylum consensus

    Khalid Koser
    Ever since Australia adopted the “Pacific Solution”, norm busting has become the norm.
  • 4 May 2023
    • Global Issues
    • Migration
    • Africa

    Five potential global consequences of Sudan’s escalating conflict

    Aly Verjee
    Even distant Australia could feel knock-on effects of a refugee crisis, gold smuggling and disruption to wheat crops.
  • 9 Feb 2023
    • Indonesia
    • Australia
    • Asylum Seekers
    • Migration
    • Transnational Challenges

    Australia and Indonesia can lead a response to refugee crisis in the region

    Andrew Hudson
    Shared information will help with rescue efforts and to pursue the leaders in people smuggling outfits.
  • 13 Jan 2023
    • China
    • Australia
    • Australian immigration
    • Migration

    Undue suspicion of Chinese Australian scientists slows progress

    Yun Jiang
    Clear guidance is needed how national security is assessed in research and what are the boundaries of collaboration.
  • 7 Dec 2022
    • Myanmar
    • Australian Foreign Aid
    • Migration

    Australia could lead the way on Rohingya crisis

    Arunn Jegan
    Canberra is well placed to broker a new deal for resettling the region’s most vulnerable refugees.
  • 2 Dec 2022
    • Australia
    • Migration

    Australia wants to attract the world’s best? Make it easier to migrate

    Aarti Betigeri
    An overdue review can start fixing national skills shortages by smoothing the way for workers and families to settle.
  • 18 Nov 2022
    • Climate change
    • Environment
    • Migration
    • Pacific Islands
    • Tonga
    • Vanuatu

    Strengthening disaster resilience in the Pacific

    Sam Quinn
    The aftermath of Tonga’s massive volcanic eruption holds valuable lessons as climate change risks also grow.
  • 15 Nov 2022
    • Malaysia
    • Myanmar
    • Human rights
    • Migration
    • United Nations

    Refugees may become victims of Malaysia’s electoral politics

    Max Walden
    The plight of Myanmar Rohingyas exposes Southeast Asia’s disjointed policies and fragile human rights protections.
  • 3 Nov 2022
    • Australia
    • ISIS
    • Global Issues
    • Migration

    Risks and responses repatriating foreign terrorist fighters and families

    Khalid Koser , Lilla Schumicky-Logan
    Australia is bringing home families that lived under Islamic State, and experience overseas offers valuable lessons.
  • 2 Nov 2022
    • United Kingdom
    • Migration

    Can the UK stop the boats?

    Khalid Koser
    Attempting to mimic the Australian model ignores the striking differences that confront post-Brexit Britain.
  • 6 Oct 2022
    • Maldives
    • ISIS
    • Migration

    Maldives: the legacy of Islamic State

    John Kachtik
    More Maldivians per capita went to Syria to fight than any other country. Reintegration is a significant challenge.
  • 4 Oct 2022
    • Australia
    • ISIS
    • Migration

    Islamic State: women, justice, and a complex impasse

    Rodger Shanahan
    What charges are laid against women returned to Australia will help us better understand the role they played in Syria.
  • 8 Sep 2022
    • Aid & Development
    • Australia
    • Australia's Economy
    • Migration
    • Pacific Islands

    Economic diplomacy: Nation building at home and abroad

    Greg Earl
    A jobs summit highlighted the challenges in crafting a foreign policy for the middle class and balanced development aid.
  • 2 Sep 2022
    • Asia
    • Australia
    • Migration

    The right tools for a coherent regional response to forced migration

    Caitlin McCaffrie
    Reforming the Bali Process will provide a genuine forum for Australia and partners to prepare ahead of the next crisis.
  • 25 Jul 2022
    • India
    • United Nations
    • Migration
    • International law

    Why India needs a refugee law

    Shivangi Seth
    Adopting international standards will not only benefit people seeking asylum but India’s relations in the neighbourhood.
  • 28 Jun 2022
    • Indonesia
    • Migration

    Years of living statelessly: refugees in Indonesia

    Stania Puspawardhani
    In a country that is still not party to the refugee convention, life can oscillate between hope and despair.
  • 29 Mar 2022
    • Pacific Islands
    • Australia
    • Migration

    Changing our view of Pacific visas

    Jessica Collins
    Australia’s claims to be part of the “Pacific family” would be helped by more migration options – especially for women.
  • 4 Mar 2022
    • Migration
    • Russia
    • European Union
    • Human rights
    • Ukraine

    Europe triggers “temporary protection” for Ukraine war refugees

    Jane McAdam
    Those fleeing will not be forced into the cumbersome and complicated process that normally awaits those seeking asylum.
  • 14 Jan 2022
    • Europe
    • Australia
    • Migration
    • Coronavirus

    Novak Djokovic – a symbol for anti-vaxxers?

    Nikola Mikovic
    The ruling to deport the tennis ace could hamper his career but transform him into a different type of star.
  • 11 Jan 2022
    • Europe
    • Australia
    • Migration
    • Coronavirus

    When no shots are heard around the world

    Warwick McFadyen
    The saga of Novak Djokovic’s visa has galvanised global attention – with a result that still hangs in the balance.
  • 16 Nov 2021
    • Australia
    • Migration

    A good idea gone nowhere? Diaspora policy in Australia

    Andrew Rosser
    Politics has made it hard to keep outward migration/diaspora engagement on the agenda.
  • 10 Nov 2021
    • Europe
    • European Union
    • Migration

    The forest for the trees: trouble at the Poland-Belarus border

    Mateo Szlapek-Sewillo
    A migrant crisis is the next episode in an ongoing Russian and Belarusian project to undercut the European Union.
  • 2 Nov 2021
    • Migration
    • Philippines

    Filipino migrants are agents of change

    Mina Roces
    Stereotypes tell of disenfranchised labour. But the experience of people abroad can seed change at home, too.
  • 26 Oct 2021
    • Migration
    • Climate change
    • Environment

    Protecting people who lose their homes to climate change

    Jane McAdam
    King tides, cyclones, floods and drought are already displacing large numbers of people each year – where will they go?
  • 24 Aug 2021
    • Europe
    • Migration
    • European Union

    Europe turns away from asylum-seekers

    Dominic Simonelli
    Covid saw fewer refugees on the move but numbers could soon rise. Those needing help deserve to be treated with dignity.
  • 17 Aug 2021
    • Afghanistan War
    • Afghanistan
    • Migration
    • Human rights
    • Sex and Gender

    What to do after the Taliban take-over

    Susanne Schmeidl
    The foreign troops might be gone but Afghanistan is still our responsibility.
  • 26 Jul 2021
    • Syria
    • ISIS
    • Terrorism
    • Australia
    • Migration

    Bringing home Australian children trapped in Syrian camps

    Rodger Shanahan
    Faced with thorny legal and security obstacles for the adults, it may be better to return children alone.
  • 15 Jul 2021
    • WTO
    • Australia and the Pacific
    • Migration

    Economic diplomacy: Little Australia spends slowly in the Pacific

    Greg Earl
    Can a step-up speed up? And what of the economic and cultural benefits of migration in Covid times?
  • 13 Jul 2021
    • Afghanistan War
    • Afghanistan
    • Australia
    • Migration

    Afghanistan, Australia and the visa conundrum

    Rodger Shanahan
    What responsibility does the government have for those on the periphery of the Australian campaign in Afghanistan?
  • 17 Jun 2021
    • Asia
    • Trade
    • Australia
    • Migration
    • United Kingdom

    Economic diplomacy: Trade deals for a fast-growing family

    Greg Earl
    New ties with Britain to “right a historic wrong” but visa schemes for regional workers could generate another headache.
  • 28 May 2021
    • Australia
    • India
    • Migration

    Indians are becoming visible in Australia like never before

    Aarti Betigeri
    Outrage over the two-week India travel ban is another marker of the diaspora’s growing influence in Australian politics.
  • 19 May 2021
    • Australia
    • Migration
    • Coronavirus

    When border control goes over the line

    Donald R Rothwell
    It will take months to repatriate Australians from Covid-ravaged India. A policy reset is urgently needed.
  • 18 May 2021
    • Australia
    • Migration
    • Coronavirus

    Australia and migration: Will the Covid pause become a full stop?

    Sam Roggeveen
    A bipartisan consensus about high immigration remains. But so does arrogance about Australia’s place in the region.
  • 10 May 2021
    • Australia
    • Migration
    • Coronavirus

    Closed borders: The unequal waiting game

    Angela Lehmann
    Old notions about international mobility will need to be revised, especially for students travelling abroad.
  • 30 Mar 2021
    • United States
    • Migration

    America’s border crisis: Good intentions go south

    Mark Beeson
    A surge of migrants seeking to cross the border might be the moment noble ideals and political realities collide.
  • 7 Aug 2020
    • Asylum Seekers
    • Australian Foreign Aid
    • Syria
    • Migration
    • Human rights

    The Beirut explosion and the plight of Syrian refugees

    Erin Watson-Lynn
    The blast that killed over 100 and injured thousands is also a reminder of the fragile existence of millions.
  • 27 May 2020
    • Asylum Seekers
    • Myanmar
    • Migration
    • Malaysia
    • Human rights

    Rohingya in Malaysia, doubly trapped

    JJ Rose
    Panics have a way of seeking out victims, and the Rohingya in Malaysia have been easy targets during the pandemic.
  • 7 Apr 2020
    • Asylum Seekers
    • Migration
    • Coronavirus

    Covid-19: Refugees at risk

    Max Walden
    Cash payments and mobilising asylum seekers with medical training are measures to help refugees survive the pandemic.
  • 2 Apr 2020
    • Australia
    • Migration
    • Coronavirus

    Covid-19 is not only a health crisis, it’s a migration crisis

    Anna Boucher
    Temporary migration is integral to Australia’s economic success story. And many of those migrants are now at risk.
  • 17 Mar 2020
    • Migration

    Migration: The bargaining power of transit states

    Antje Missbach , Melissa Phillips
    Destination countries try to get transit countries in line with their migration policies. It doesn't always work.
  • 3 Dec 2019
    • Australia
    • Migration

    Hollowed out, but not unhinged

    Judith Brett
    The scenario put forth in Sam Roggeveen’s “Our very own Brexit” runs counter to the major parties’ economic realities.
  • 26 Nov 2019
    • Australia
    • Migration

    Shock therapy: why Australia needs a political jolt

    John West
    Taking an honest look at a worst-case scenario isn’t scaremongering but could instead help avoid doing ourselves harm.
  • 18 Nov 2019
    • United States
    • Australia
    • Migration

    Australia and immigration: Lessons from Reagan’s 1986 US amnesty law

    Alex Vedovi
    New research suggests that giving legal status to unauthorised immigrants can have multiple positive outcomes.
  • 13 Nov 2019
    • Global Issues
    • Australia
    • Migration
    • United Kingdom

    In conversation: Weak parties, hollow politics, and democratic danger

    Sam Roggeveen , George Megalogenis
    Could a radical break with Asia be the cost of a growing dislocation of the political parties and the Australian public?
  • 11 Nov 2019
    • Australia
    • Migration
    • Review

    Review: Australia, real and imagined

    John Fitzgerald
    It’s time to inject new content into the hardy ideal of a free and equal Australia.
  • 6 Nov 2019
    • Global Issues
    • Migration

    The Rohingya Football Club

    JJ Rose
    Observations from the field after a sobering experience attempting to use sport as a form of aid.
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