A Fair Go In The Courts
Asylum seeker bashing was one of the ugliest features of the 2010 federal election season.…More
Tagged: asylum-seekers
Rock, Roots, Riffs, Refugees
Anbessa Gebrihiwot’s crime was penning a love song. While touring Australia in 2007, he sought…More
Please Form An Orderly Queue
When Wikileaks published the Iraq War Diaries last Friday, they opened almost 400000 windows onto…More
Australia Jumps The Queue In East Timor
Last week Australia’s Immigration Minister, Chris Bowen, was in Dili to lobby for a refugee…More
Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind?
In October last year, Indonesian authorities intercepted a boat carrying Sri Lankan asylum seekers at…More
The Paper Trail For Asylum Seekers
Tony Abbott launched his "Real Action" scare campaign last weekend and much of the media…More
What Would Kevin Do?
When John Howard won the 2004 federal election one of the things he did not…More
Do Not Adjust Your Barbecues
TOP SECRET MEMORANDUM BRAND-NEW TOP-NOTCH ALP MEDIA GUIDELINES — Asylum Seekers (DRAFT) FROM: Kevin Rudd,…More
Has Life In Sri Lanka Really Normalised?
Political alarm over the spike in boat people arrivals last week prompted the Rudd Government’s…More
Rudd Caves In On Refugees
Remember the phrase "Don’t throw the ‘fair go’ out the back window"? As Opposition Leader,…More