Who's Hearing The People Smuggling 'Message'?
On Saturday afternoon, on a sweltering street corner in central Perth, an intense silence cut…More
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Lovely Speech … What Do You Do For A Living?
At various times of Kevin Rudd’s prime ministership, commentators, pundits and opposition politicians have predicted…More
Why Are We Outsourcing To Indonesia's Corrupt Justice System?
Hundreds of Sri Lankan asylum seekers remain in limbo on anchored boats in Indonesian waters,…More
Where Are We Going, Kevin?
As Kevin Rudd twists slowly in the asylum-seeker noose of his own making, it is…More
Even When They Agree With Us They're Wrong
Two consecutive questions on the asylum seeker issue during House of Representatives Question Time last…More
Asylum Seekers: A User's Guide
Whenever Australia finds itself in the throes of a wild orgy of intense policy debate,…More
Next Time Check Your Facts, Philip
"The toilets are only less than five metres from my tent and the smell was…More
How Can We Ever Repay You?
Their wedding album is the usual shade of cream. The invitation, stuck inside the front…More
Coalition Stays On Message About Refugees
It’s been a big week for refugee policy in Australia. Not only has the Senate…More
…Surely That's Not Racist?
It was probably a year or two ago that one of us — the one…More