Conversations to Celebrate our Connections is a two-part podcast series, developed in partnership with the ECCV (Ethnic Communities’ Council of Victoria) as part of their All One Together campaign – an initiative that tackles…
Explainer: the medevac repeal and what it means for asylum seekers on Manus Island and Nauru
After much negotiation, the government has secured the repeal of the medical evacuation law – known as “medevac” – after making a secret deal with Senate cross-bencher Jacqui Lambie. So what does…
Kaldor Centre Principles bring evidence to refugee policymaking
When Australians talk about people seeking asylum, the discussion tends to be ’emotional and often not very thought through’, but the Kaldor Centre Principles for Australian Refugee Policy challenge us to change…
Cuts to asylum seeker welfare create surge in demand for food and housing
Community-based asylum seekers expected to support themselves but advocates say many not ‘job ready’ Luke Henriques-Gomes, 23 Apr 2019 A Coalition government decision to slash income support for community-based asylum seekers has…
Territory puts out welcome mat
Chief Minister, Andrew Barr has announced that Canberra officially became a Welcoming City on last week’s Harmony Day (21 March). Mr Barr said the ACT’s membership of the network of welcoming cities demonstrated…
The psychology of fear and hate, and what each of us can do to stop it
Stephen Croucher, Massey University As an immigrant to New Zealand, I am saddened and outraged by the events in Christchurch. The apparent innocence of New Zealand has been stripped away by acts…
Lost in no man’s land
Dil is not afraid to get his hands dirty in the increasingly dry, hard, Two Wells soil. The novice farmer is banking on a decent zucchini crop to support his wife and…
Arms opened for refugees 10 years ago
On one wall of Tulshi Gu- ragai’s living room, there are certificates from La Trobe University. On the other are paintings of Hindu deities. Just as two cultures have equal pride of…
Children shouldn’t be used as a people smuggler deterrent
Founder of Welcome to Australia, Brad Chilcott, says the government should adopt Labor’s ‘compromise’ position to get children off Nauru ‘as quickly as possible.’ Watch interview – Sky News
Eight Melbourne Mayors Gathered Together to Defend the South-Sudanese Community
A group of eight Melbourne mayors gathered together in Brunswick today and take a stand against the media furore over “African gangs”. Mayors from Darebin, Hume, Moreland, Whittlesea, Yarra, Knox, Monash, and Melton took…