Labor Pains: Saying One Thing, Doing Another On Refugees
On a cold, damp April evening this year, the Dandenong Civic Centre in south-eastern Melbourne…More
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Former AG Expressed 'Shame' At Refugee Policies, Says Activist
Australia’s former Attorney General Mark Dreyfus allegedly told a prominent refugee advocate he felt “shame”…More
Andrew Denton's Advice for Tony Abbott: Duck!
One of Australia’s most loved, albeit retired, TV personalities, Andrew Denton has made a brief…More
Anti-BDS Case Against Lynch Falls Apart
An Australian academic accused of breaching the Racial Discrimination Act for supporting the Boycott, Divestment…More
An Epiphany For Australia Institute On Power Of Partnership?
Last week a generic email landed in my inbox from the Australia Institute. Defensive in…More
A Father's Plea For Daughter Detained On The Open Seas
The father of a three-year-old girl who is among the 153 asylum seekers currently detained…More
Confronting The Awful Truth About Our Politics On Asylum Seekers
On Tuesday, I looked at how Australia had reached such a dismaying situation. Today, I…More
Forever Young… And In Debt
Young people in Australia have experienced some tough times during the last several years. As…More
The Fight For Land Rights Starts With Little Things
For a new generation of Australians, the iconic song ‘From Little Things Big Things Grow’…More
Policy Implementation: Get It Right
For the past 10 years I have helped implement policies in corporations, universities, NGOs and…More