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New Home Affairs department should prompt review of Australia’s human rights performance
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has just announced the creation of a new “super-ministry”, modelled on the UK Home Office. By the end of 2018, Australia... Read More
Contestation on Refugee Integration should not Deter Practice
Refugee integration is a big phrase to consider. What does it mean? What does it look like in practice? Is it a durable solution to... Read More
The Impact of Deterrence on Victims of Torture
Australia’s refugee status determination (RSD) system has been explicitly focused on deterring asylum-seeking since at least 2012 when the former government’s ‘Expert Panel’ was tasked... Read More
Injustices and the Art of Realpolitik
The latest instalment of Australia’s Pacific Solution has been an exercise in state-sanctioned cruelty. Hardly a week goes by without new revelations about the mistreatment... Read More
Public attitudes towards asylum seekers and refugees
Australian politicians have a long history of using dehumanising language to influence public opinion against people seeking asylum, particularly those arriving by boat (Clark 2013,... Read More
Legal Update: Discrimination Law to Protect Refugees in the ACT
As a practicing lawyer, I heard refugees and asylum-seeker clients describe discrimination and harassment as common. They were often unaware that it was unlawful and... Read More