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Asher Hirsch

Asher Hirsch is a Policy Officer with Refugee Council of Australia the national umbrella body for refugees and the organisations and individuals who support them. He is currently completing a PhD at Monash University in refugee and human rights law. He blogs at www.asherhirsch.com and tweets at @ashhirsch.

 

Opinion

Would Peter Dutton pass his own citizenship test?

By Asher Hirsch
Opinion

To stop boat deaths, abolish carrier sanctions and let asylum seekers travel by plane

By Asher Hirsch
Opinion

Australia: a world leader in shirking refugee obligations

By Asher Hirsch
Opinion

High Court ruling: our government can still decide to protect refugee rights

By Joyce Chia and Asher Hirsch
Opinion

The economic cost of Australia’s asylum policies

By Asher Hirsch
Opinion

The Extra-Territorialisation Of Migration Control And The Right To Seek Asylum

By Asher Hirsch
Interview

The Freedom Interviews: Mark Isaacs

Asher Hirsch in conversation with Mark Isaacs
Opinion

Does government spying violate human rights law?

By Asher Hirsch
Opinion

NGOs, government censorship and you

By Asher Hirsch
Opinion

Australia’s complicity in detention centre violence

By Asher Hirsch
Opinion

Disability and Voting Rights

By Nathan Despott and Asher Hirsch
Interview

Interviews with refugees

By Asher Hirsch
Opinion

Is a regional solution for asylum seekers possible?

By Asher Hirsch
Black and white photo of asylum seekers on Melbourne train
Creative

A conversation on the train

By Asher Hirsch

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