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The Tampa incident in 2001 has formed the underlying basis of the approach to asylum seekers attempting to reach Australia by boat ever since.
It could embolden other demands for diverting aid.
The Conversation asked two experts to look at the data.
Refugees are both more likely to apply for citizenship, and twice as likely as other migrant groups to have to retake the test.
Peter Dutton has put his credibility in the frame by sticking to his claim about the role of an incident involving a young boy in triggering the Manus Island disturbance that saw Papua New Guinea defence…
Many refugees are unable to use the skills and knowledge they have brought with them and obtain work equal to their experience.
Uganda has won praise for the way it treats its refugees. But now it is at breaking point.
While contemporary Australia is proud of its multicultural status, the White Australia policy shows this wasn’t always the case.
Last month South Sudan announced a dramatic increase in the cost of aid-worker permits from $100 to $10,000. It’s now backtracked on the decision.
Employing Syrian refugees is not the same as protecting them.
Migrants keep going back to the vilified go-betweens that can get them construction jobs or domestic work.
The idea of relocating thousands of Rohingya refugees to a remote flood-prone island would set a bad precedent for managing human rights crises.
Child refugees talk about their experience of transitioning into a new high school in Australia.
Kenya says it will appeal a high court ruling blocking the closure of the Dadaab refugee camp. The country must now weigh national security against its international obligations.
An influx of people seeking shelter from conflict has sharpened attitudes against groups which have been in Europe for centuries.
Myanmar’s Rohingya issue has become a full-blown humanitarian crisis that affects all of southeast Asia. ASEAN nations would do well do move beyond their non-interference policy and help.
Should the EU be giving money to repressive regimes to stop the flow of migrants?
Venezuelans, fleeing hunger and repression at home, have surpassed Central Americans as the top US asylum-seekers.
There were mixed reactions to refugees from the Spanish Civil War and the Nazis by the British press.
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