Welcoming migrants and integrating them is a national security issue.
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The attacks in Paris are putting refugees in the crosshairs, yet it’s the integration of these and past migrants that are key to the security of Europe.
Bali lures thousands of Australians to live, but Indonesia’s changing approach to immigration will be a hurdle for Bali’s Australian residents.
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A recent decision by the Indonesian Immigration Office is set to present challenges to the widely practiced, and popular, ‘visa run’ renewal method.
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Alf Garnett was a blue-collar bigot for the ages. You still don’t have to go far to hear people spout his appalling views even today.
Temporary immigration to Australia has experienced rapid growth in the last decade.
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A Productivity Commission report has called for more effective regulation to minimise the exploitation faced by temporary migrant workers.
Immigration Minister Peter Dutton hopes that pressure from his political allies will see him resume a seat on cabinet’s national security committee.
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The push to try to get Immigration Minister Peter Dutton onto Cabinet’s national security committee (NSC) can be seen, apart from anything else, as something of a power play by the Liberal right.
A problem shared is a problem divided into 50 small parts?
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A €1.8bn trust fund is on offer if only African countries will take the problem away.
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The film’s exploration of a young Irish woman’s emigration to 1950s New York digs beneath nostalgic stereotype.
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Migrants can be a huge boon to cities – but planning to support them is crucial.
Tony Abbott’s speech to conservatives in London overlooks the differences between Australia and Europe in the numbers of refugees.
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Tony Abbott’s initial post-prime ministerial public foray on the policy front has been narrow cast and hard line.
Flashmob Flo6x8 taking their flamenco protest to the bank.
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A group of performers is using music and dance to highlight inequality, austerity and racism in Spain.
Will adding a few feet help deter someone seeking a better life?
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Donald Trump and Carly Fiorina boast that their business experience would make them excellent presidents, yet their immigration policies fall short of the lessons from Business 101.
Geert Wilders’ attacks on Islam rehash centuries-old Western Islamophobic slogans.
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Australian is not Europe, and controversial Dutch politician Geert Wilders did not find much of an audience when he last came here in 2013.
Eight migrants enter Europe – depending on who is counting.
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Border agency Frontex recently reported that an unprecedented 710,000 migrants had entered the EU this year. Something didn’t ring true for Nando Sigona.
How not to make them feel welcome.
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A checklist of how countries can be as uncompetitive as possible in attracting overseas students.
Sunjeev Sahota.
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Sahota’s Booker shortlisted novel is acutely intelligent and very of the moment. It may well take the prize.
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We asked two academics to look at the accuracy of Theresa May’s claims.
Not everyone thinks so despite their value in plugging a huge workforce gap.
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There aren’t enough nurses and predicted shortfalls but the government is determined to cut opportunities for foreign nurses.
Tens of thousands protest in Malaysia, including members of the country’s indigenous Orang Asli community.
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Two million Malaysian immigrants live in countries around the world. That’s not stopping them from being involved with politics back home.
A new start: Syrian refugee Raghad al Sous now lives in Huddersfield.
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There is ongoing disagreement among OECD countries as to whether foreign aid spent in-house counts.
So many Chinese immigrants have come to Vancouver, it’s been nicknamed Hongcouver.
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Immigration policies for people fleeing poverty or civil unrest dominate the news, but there’s been a huge rise in wealthy migrants to the West. Are these “cash for citizenship” programs worth it?