Australia’s ‘post-truth’ asylum seeker debate
By Sayomi Ariyawansa“Post-truth” is not exactly new. Successive Australian governments have been engaging in post-truth debates about refugees and asylum seekers for years.
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Trump and Trumble’s dumb deal
By Safdar AhmedArtist Safdar Ahmed gives us a comic take on the Australia-US refugee deal.
Bringing Nauru and Manus refugees to Australia is a win-win, if the PM is bold enough
By Dennis AltmanBy closing the camps and resettling refugees from Nauru and Manus Island, Australia would demonstrate basic humanity and remove an irritation from its alliance with the United States.
This broken boat
By Mark William JacksonA new poem by Mark William Jackson puts us in the shoes of those fleeing war with few options of where to find a safe haven.
To stop boat deaths, abolish carrier sanctions and let asylum seekers travel by plane
By Asher HirschIf asylum seekers can’t board a plane to Australia without a visa, they are forced to take dangerous sea journeys to find safety.
A home among the peach trees
By Amy FeldtmannAmy Feldtmann writes on why welcoming refugees is strategically smart for Australians living in rural and regional areas.
The Australia-US refugee deal is not a fair solution
By Sohini MehtaAustralia’s one-off refugee resettlement agreement with the US does not signal a softening of immigration policy.
Save Eaten Fish campaign exposes Australia’s Pacific black site
By Gemima HarveyArtist Eaten Fish documents the human rights abuses and daily agonies of life in an offshore immigration detention centre.
The inspiring stories of Australian activists
By Alyssia TennantBreaking the Boundaries is an inspiring reminder that activists come in many different guises.
They Will Have To Kill Us First
By Rachael ImamThis film documents the lives of four Malian musical acts as they fight to continue playing the music they love after fleeing the violence of their homeland.
Aylan Kurdi
By Virginia LowePoet Virginia Lowe reflects on asylum seekers and the impact such experiences have on children.
Australia acts against the spirit of New York refugee summits
By Max WaldenAustralia wasted its recent opportunity at the UN to be a leader in international cooperation for refugees.