Australia’s ‘ISIS brides’ have returned. Governments can do better at handling this situation

The issue of returning Australian citizens connected to Islamic State has become a vexed issue. There are better ways to ...

Changing asylum principles would be 'catastrophic', says UN refugee agency head

Bowing to pressure to reform the refugee convention and asylum system would be a "catastrophic error", the head of the UN ...

We'll make sure the very wealthiest pay more tax, Green leader tells conference

Zack Polanski vows to "break the shackles of poverty and hardship" in his first conference speech since becoming party leader ...

Australia’s new food security strategy: what’s on the table, and what’s missing?

A government inquiry has made 35 recommendations to improve Australia’s food security, but there are some key gaps.
Freedom House

More Action Needed to Ensure Safety: Combating Transnational Repression in Australia

The Australian government has shown awareness of transnational repression and conducted outreach to diaspora communities, but ...
World Socialist Web Site

Australian government extends use of Nauru as a refugee prison

Without any prior public notification or scrutiny, the Australian Labor government has just extended a contract for the running of an asylum seeker prison on the tiny Pacific island of Nauru until at ...
CrikeyOpinion

The perfect storm: Why immigration has become the scapegoat for our age of crisis

Economic shocks, social strains, and rising inequality have unsettled democracies everywhere. In this atmosphere of fear and ...
STAT

Refugees need — and deserve — dental care

Tiwana is a public health researcher, licensed dentist, and global health equity advocate. In the 2019 WHO STEPS survey of Jordan — a country hosting millions of displaced people — I expected to see ...