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Book Review: ‘Smuggled: An Illegal History of Journeys to Australia’ – Ruth Balint and Julie Kalman
‘Smuggled: An illegal history of Journeys to Australia’, by Ruth Balint and Julie Kalman, NewSouth Publishing, 2021, 204 pages As the European Union moves... Read More
Book Review: ‘Escape from Manus’ – Jaivet Ealom
“Escape from Manus”, Jaivet Ealom, Penguin Viking, 2021, 347 pages I expected this book to be like Henri Charriere’s 1969 memoir Papillon, about his escape... Read More
Book Review: ‘White Russians, Red Peril: A Cold War History of Migration to Australia – Sheila Fitzpatrick
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Reflections on Refugee Backlash and Gendered Harms
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Book Review: “The Road Before Me Weeps” – Nick Thorpe
“The Road Before Me Weeps: on the refugee route through Europe”, Nick Thorpe, Yale University Press, 2019, 332 pages As a long-time BBC correspondent in... Read More
Book Review: “We are not Refugees: True Stories of the Displaced” – Agus Morales
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Book Reviews: ‘Manus Days’ by Michael Coates & ‘No Friend but the Mountains’ by Behrouz Boochani
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Book Review: ‘The Human Tide’ – Paul Morland
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Book Review: ‘Rescue: Refugees and the Political Crisis of our Time’ – David Miliband
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Book Review: ‘Refugee Rights and Policy Wrongs: a frank, up-to-date guide by experts’ – Jane McAdam and Fiona Chong
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