Australia’s moral obligation to military interpreters
You learn a lot about yourself when you are gifted the opportunity to see the human condition stripped of any defining anchors, writes the former army captain.
Tag Archives: Immigration
Translucent
‘Translucent’ by Cindy Jiang explores the assimilatory potential of growing up Asian in Australia.
Reflections In Visible Ink: Storytelling to Heal What Hurts
Participants from the In Visible Ink symposium reflect upon the prospects of trauma, memory and healing that emerge when we tell difficult stories.
Vocabulary for migrants
Sanam Sharma considers the effect of everyday racism on the next generation.
Would Peter Dutton pass his own citizenship test?
In a new bill proposed to parliament, Dutton could play judge, jury and executioner in citizenship matters.
Crossing a line
James Robertson-Hirst takes a journey across borders and wonders how much has really changed in this globalised world.
In a lucky country
We like to pay cheap prices at the supermarket, but do we care how our fresh produce got there?
What it means to be Vietnamese in Australia
Recognising one’s cultural heritage and discovering the contemporary Vietnamese identity are the two focal points of the ‘Vietnamese in Australia’ exhibition.
Interrogating what it means to be Australian
Identity: Yours, Mine, Ours acknowledges that no two of us experience the same stories in today’s diverse Australia, writes Mabel Kwong.
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.