Offshore Detention

Arts & Culture

Speaking truth from below

A new exhibition highlights the stories and experiences of whistleblowers who have spoken out and suffered for doing so

Arts & Culture

To bear witness in dangerous times

Manus Island refugee processing may be coming to an end, but new portraits by a University of Melbourne expert shine a light on the lives left in limbo.

Politics & Society

Academics call for an end to immigration detention

Researchers from universities around Australia are adding their voices to the groundswell of concern about the country’s treatment of refugees and asylum seekers, demanding #nomoreharm

Politics & Society

How did it come to this?

The marooning of asylum seekers on Manus Island is the culmination of nearly 30 years of gradual retreat by Australia from its international obligations to refugees.

Arts & Culture

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Podcasts

How can literature influence public policy?

‘We need to use words to once more see each other for what we are: fellow human beings, no more, no less.’

Business & Economics

Why ‘illiterate’ jibe is an election dog whistle

Immigration Minister Peter Dutton’s comments about refugees are a hardline attempt to win voters – and has been used successfully before