The government’s message to asylum seekers is already clear: you are not welcome, and you will not be resettled in Australia. Surely that message does not need to be any harsher.
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A recent Australian high court case has highlighted a problem that also exists in UK and Ireland.
Behind every place name is a story. A new book catalogues the adventures, mistakes and history behind Australia’s weirdest, from Bungle Bungle to Spanker Knob.
As life gets faster and working hours get longer, it’s tempting to think the Sandman is paying us ever shorter visits.
International students’ diverse backgrounds and experiences enrich the entire student body, and society more broadly.
Antarctica hangs in the balance. Five cities have the chance of securing the future of this fragile continent.
The clinical committee reviewing obstetrics services for the federal government’s Medicare review said suicide is one of the leading causes of maternal death in Australia. Is that true?
New research reveals that the first songbirds emerged from Australia when a new chain of islands formed.
Credit rating agencies have a poor track record when it comes to evaluating risk.
India stands to economically benefit from the introduction of a Goods and Services Tax. Australia could also cash in.
A history of displacement and disconnection is still reverberating for Australia’s Indigenous people – and tackling the fall out means looking at the whole picture.
You can drive across Singapore (population 5.5 million) in 45 minutes – roughly the same time it takes to reach Gawler from the Adelaide CBD. As an equatorial island, the climate is warm all the year round…
Not voting can have serious consequences regarding the kind of society we end up living in. Disengagement can mean a lowering of quality of life.
The free trade agreement between Australia and China won’t mean an influx of Chinese workers, but rather an increase in Chinese investment which could be key to some Australian industries.
Business Briefing: Trouble in the South China Sea
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The international court ruling against China's expansion in the South China Sea puts Australia in a tricky situation.
The Australian prime minister has dissolved both houses of parliament in an effort to take firm control of the government. Can he do it?
Research first published in 2001 has been used to question of whether Aboriginal People were the First Australians. So why not re-test those results with improved techniques and equipment?
We’ve been examining the ins and outs of TPP and the rise of the anti-trade right for months. Here’s a roundup of some of our coverage.
There is no evidence that community treatment orders work, so why does the UK still use them?
Using elements of game play, we can create incentives for people to change how and when they make various transport choices in ways that enable the whole system to work better.
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Melissa Conley Tyler is a Friend of The Conversation.Honorary Fellow, Asia Institute, The University of Melbourne
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Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra
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Associate Professor in Human Rights and International Law, University of Newcastle
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Tony Walker is a Friend of The Conversation.
Vice-Chancellor's Fellow, La Trobe University
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Adjunct Professor, Faculty of Health and Environmental Sciences, Auckland University of Technology, and Professor of Political Science, Charles Sturt University
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Faculty Member, Asian Studies Program, Georgetown University; Visiting Fellow, Department of Pacific Affairs, Australian National University., Georgetown University
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Assistant Professor in International Relations, Universitas Islam Indonesia (UII) Yogyakarta
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