Coalition Anti-Worker Crusade Goes International
Two weeks ago, the Coalition government announced that it would no longer provide funding to…More
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The Man Who Won't Be Questioned
The word “mandate” is a slippery term. But if the Abbott government has a mandate…More
Labor And The Greens Defeat TPVs
UPDATE TUESDAY: The Senate voted 36 to 26 to disallow the use of Temporary Protection…More
The Cover-Up That Could Have Changed CHOGM
As Tony Abbott became the lone public defender of the brutal Sri Lankan regime in…More
Has The Queen Politely Joined The CHOGM Boycott?
With her trademark solemnity, Queen Elizabeth read and signed a new 16-point charter in March…More
Abbott Bungles The Asylum Operation
The Indonesian government has again undermined the Coalition's attempts to keep "on-water" asylum seeker operations…More
Parliament Is Bigger Than This Government
Last week, Immigration Minister Scott Morrison claimed that the Abbott government is already stopping the…More
A Hanging In Detention
This week I spoke with a 40-year-old Sri Lankan father of two who came to…More
Asylum Seekers Risk More Than Words
In an attempt to "call a spade a spade", Immigration Minister Scott Morrison has instructed…More
Asylum Policy A 'Vortex Of Political Posturing'
This is the second in a two-part series about the history of Australian border policy.…More