Post-war resilience in the Northern Province of Sri Lanka
By Ali MCA glimpse of life in the small fishing village of Gurunagar, Sri Lanka as it does its best to rise from the ashes left by the civil war.
Refugees & asylum seekers – Page 6
Representations of the African-Australian Diaspora in Contemporary Australia
By Samaya ArgüelloSamaya Borom reviews Ways of Being Here, a collection of stories by African-Australian writers residing in Western Australia.
What can we learn from the 2013 Nauru offshore detention centre riot?
By Alyssia TennantMark Isaacs’ new book addresses the key issues surrounding transparency and accountability following the July 2013 riot at Nauru’s offshore immigration detention centre.
Would Peter Dutton pass his own citizenship test?
By Asher HirschIn a new bill proposed to parliament, Dutton could play judge, jury and executioner in citizenship matters.
The truth about Manus, told by a journalist and a refugee trapped in limbo
Grahame Best in conversation with Michael GreenGrahame Best interviews Michael Green about The Messenger, a podcast which brings you into the Australian immigration detention centre on Manus Island.
Guerzom M —
By Edward CarusoPoet Edward Caruso has a chance encounter over the tomb of Salvador Allende Gossens.
Za’atari refugee camp – city of lost children
By Tim NortonSave the Children’s Tim Norton spent a day at Za’atari refugee camp, the temporary home for around 80,000 Syrian refugees.
Boundless plains to share – why we need a new narrative on refugees
By Hannah Macauley-GierhartAustralians once celebrated inclusion and mateship, but we have now collectively turned our backs on people seeking asylum.
First-hand accounts of Australian offshore and onshore detention
By Christopher RingroseStories from Detention, the book and exhibition, are an important collection of stories recording lived experiences of offshore and onshore detention.
An uncompromising account from behind the wire on Manus and Nauru
By Alyssia TennantMadeline Gleeson’s award winning book brings to light the shameful ways Australia has treated people fleeing persecution.
Crossing a line
By James Robertson-HirstJames Robertson-Hirst takes a journey across borders and wonders how much has really changed in this globalised world.
Australia must act immediately to protect the Rohingya people
By Sohini MehtaRohingya refugees need urgent protection from the Australian Government.