Delving beyond the politicised asylum seeker debate
More to the Story expertly weaves together conversations with refugees with the historical and socio-political backdrops that have forced them to flee.
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Australia: Becoming the “Other”
James Dryburgh explores the rise of the “Other” in Australian political discourse.
Detention Playground
Mary Chydiriotis’s poetry evokes the emptiness of play in Australia’s detention centres.
Seeking the Truth on Asylum Seeker Integration
Many Australians perceive people who come here to seek asylum as being reluctant to integrate into Australian society, but the reality couldn’t be further from the truth writes Nicolle White.
Filtering traumatic experiences through the lens of hope
Abdi Aden’s global search for peace serves as an unconventional coming of age story as well as a wonderful testament to the value of optimism, writes Heath Chamerski.
How to Improve the Asylum Seeker Debate: Listen to Experts
Why don’t we listen to the range of experts who are criticising our country’s asylum seeker policies?
Of language, love and loss
Black Rock White City humanises pain and trauma by depicting refugees as individuals, not casualties of war, writes Magdalena McGuire.
Is Your Super Invested in Australia’s Detention of Children?
The No Business in Abuse campaign, which is urging super funds to abandon their stake in companies that support or profit from the detention of asylum seekers, has the potential to reframe the refugee debate.
A brief history of Villawood and a vision for the future
The site of Villawood Immigration Detention Centre was originally known as the Villawood Migrant Hostel. Sadie Grant Butler reflects upon Villawood’s history in order to propose a way forward.
What life awaits refugees granted asylum?
Freedom Stories exposes how refugees’ experiences have informed their post-settlement life in Australia.