28 Aug 2024
Maid in Australia: When international relations and industrial law collide
Two recent court cases have raised uncomfortable questions about diplomatic immunity.
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19 Aug 2024
Labor squanders a multicultural mandate
An emphasis on border protection can overshadow the social and economic benefits of migration. -
1 Aug 2024
Nationalism vs globalism: Making the case for Indonesian dual citizenship
A lack of rights for Indonesians living and working abroad means they cannot truly be citizens of the world. -
25 Jul 2024
Child marriage in Southeast Asia: When a harmful practice becomes an international crime
ASEAN can lead the way in tackling a practice that regularly results in the trafficking of persons. -
24 Jun 2024
Australians get the benefits of migration, even the doubters
The latest Lowy Institute Poll captures the nuanced attitude of the public to a hotly contested political theme. -
17 Apr 2024
Invisible victims: How counter-trafficking efforts leave people with disability behind
It is often those who should be responsible for protecting people with disabilities who exploit them. -
18 Mar 2024
Reverse colonialism? India and Britain’s free trade agreements
The failure of FTA talks between New Delhi and London rings with an unmistakable tone of irony. -
13 Mar 2024
A ring-fence around the Rohingya can’t last – Australia’s policy needs to change
Seven years on, a temporary aid agenda is only extenuating the problem. -
7 Mar 2024
Securing India’s cities
The country’s future as an Indo-Pacific power depends on how resilient its cities are in the face of current and emerging threats. -
1 Mar 2024
An Indian advantage abroad
Delhi is reinvigorating its outreach to overseas Indians - even as attracting talent from India is becoming an urgent necessity. -
15 Feb 2024
Dying to work abroad: Why Nepalese migrants are fighting other people’s wars
In Russia and beyond, those desperate for work are sacrificing their lives and livelihoods. -
31 Jan 2024
Golden passports and visas: Two sides of the coin
These schemes get plenty of bad press, but for a country like Vanuatu, suddenly scrapping them could be worse. -
30 Jan 2024
Visa-free travel: A chance to reignite the Pacific voyage
Barriers to the movement of people split up the regional family. -
25 Jan 2024
Practical steps to alleviate Papua New Guinea’s unemployment crisis
A good start is workable systems to ensure paperwork can be completed in a timely fashion. -
11 Jan 2024
By default not design: the end of the asylum consensus
Ever since Australia adopted the “Pacific Solution”, norm busting has become the norm. -
21 Dec 2023
Australia must work with Bangladesh to stop the Rohingya boats
Extra aid is welcome. The next task is to build Bangladesh’s capabilities. -
15 Nov 2023
Human trafficking: Harnessing technology to help those most vulnerable
Delivering legal services to victims often means overcoming barriers in language, information and distance. -
10 Nov 2023
Where did the Afghan refugees go – and where next?
While the world is still figuring out the politics, the people are paying the price. -
22 Aug 2023
Remember the Rohingya, for disease hasn’t forgotten them
After six years, supposedly temporary camps now resemble slums. How long can the world turn away? -
9 Aug 2023
Overseas Filipino workers toil for the Marcos government’s bottom line
The Philippines relies on remittances to prop up the local economy. But the reports of abuses cannot be ignored. -
4 May 2023
Five potential global consequences of Sudan’s escalating conflict
Even distant Australia could feel knock-on effects of a refugee crisis, gold smuggling and disruption to wheat crops. -
9 Feb 2023
Australia and Indonesia can lead a response to refugee crisis in the region
Shared information will help with rescue efforts and to pursue the leaders in people smuggling outfits. -
13 Jan 2023
Undue suspicion of Chinese Australian scientists slows progress
Clear guidance is needed how national security is assessed in research and what are the boundaries of collaboration. -
7 Dec 2022
Australia could lead the way on Rohingya crisis
Canberra is well placed to broker a new deal for resettling the region’s most vulnerable refugees. -
2 Dec 2022
Australia wants to attract the world’s best? Make it easier to migrate
An overdue review can start fixing national skills shortages by smoothing the way for workers and families to settle. -
18 Nov 2022
Strengthening disaster resilience in the Pacific
The aftermath of Tonga’s massive volcanic eruption holds valuable lessons as climate change risks also grow. -
15 Nov 2022
Refugees may become victims of Malaysia’s electoral politics
The plight of Myanmar Rohingyas exposes Southeast Asia’s disjointed policies and fragile human rights protections. -
3 Nov 2022
Risks and responses repatriating foreign terrorist fighters and families
Australia is bringing home families that lived under Islamic State, and experience overseas offers valuable lessons. -
2 Nov 2022
Can the UK stop the boats?
Attempting to mimic the Australian model ignores the striking differences that confront post-Brexit Britain. -
6 Oct 2022
Maldives: the legacy of Islamic State
More Maldivians per capita went to Syria to fight than any other country. Reintegration is a significant challenge. -
4 Oct 2022
Islamic State: women, justice, and a complex impasse
What charges are laid against women returned to Australia will help us better understand the role they played in Syria. -
8 Sep 2022
Economic diplomacy: Nation building at home and abroad
A jobs summit highlighted the challenges in crafting a foreign policy for the middle class and balanced development aid. -
2 Sep 2022
The right tools for a coherent regional response to forced migration
Reforming the Bali Process will provide a genuine forum for Australia and partners to prepare ahead of the next crisis. -
25 Jul 2022
Why India needs a refugee law
Adopting international standards will not only benefit people seeking asylum but India’s relations in the neighbourhood. -
28 Jun 2022
Years of living statelessly: refugees in Indonesia
In a country that is still not party to the refugee convention, life can oscillate between hope and despair. -
29 Mar 2022
Changing our view of Pacific visas
Australia’s claims to be part of the “Pacific family” would be helped by more migration options – especially for women. -
4 Mar 2022
Europe triggers “temporary protection” for Ukraine war refugees
Those fleeing will not be forced into the cumbersome and complicated process that normally awaits those seeking asylum. -
14 Jan 2022
Novak Djokovic – a symbol for anti-vaxxers?
The ruling to deport the tennis ace could hamper his career but transform him into a different type of star. -
11 Jan 2022
When no shots are heard around the world
The saga of Novak Djokovic’s visa has galvanised global attention – with a result that still hangs in the balance. -
16 Nov 2021
A good idea gone nowhere? Diaspora policy in Australia
Politics has made it hard to keep outward migration/diaspora engagement on the agenda. -
10 Nov 2021
The forest for the trees: trouble at the Poland-Belarus border
A migrant crisis is the next episode in an ongoing Russian and Belarusian project to undercut the European Union. -
2 Nov 2021
Filipino migrants are agents of change
Stereotypes tell of disenfranchised labour. But the experience of people abroad can seed change at home, too. -
26 Oct 2021
Protecting people who lose their homes to climate change
King tides, cyclones, floods and drought are already displacing large numbers of people each year – where will they go? -
24 Aug 2021
Europe turns away from asylum-seekers
Covid saw fewer refugees on the move but numbers could soon rise. Those needing help deserve to be treated with dignity. -
17 Aug 2021
What to do after the Taliban take-over
The foreign troops might be gone but Afghanistan is still our responsibility. -
26 Jul 2021
Bringing home Australian children trapped in Syrian camps
Faced with thorny legal and security obstacles for the adults, it may be better to return children alone. -
15 Jul 2021
Economic diplomacy: Little Australia spends slowly in the Pacific
Can a step-up speed up? And what of the economic and cultural benefits of migration in Covid times? -
13 Jul 2021
Afghanistan, Australia and the visa conundrum
What responsibility does the government have for those on the periphery of the Australian campaign in Afghanistan? -
17 Jun 2021
Economic diplomacy: Trade deals for a fast-growing family
New ties with Britain to “right a historic wrong” but visa schemes for regional workers could generate another headache. -
28 May 2021
Indians are becoming visible in Australia like never before
Outrage over the two-week India travel ban is another marker of the diaspora’s growing influence in Australian politics.