Refugees

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Politics & Society

Women on temporary visas remain vulnerable to domestic and family violence

While the government is committed to urgently responding to the scale of men’s violence against women, there remains inaction on reforming our systems

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Politics & Society

I’ve seen war and beyond the horror lies a shared humanity

Being a humanitarian worker in conflict zones exposes you to the worst and best of humanity, showing us there’s more that unites us than divides us

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Politics & Society

Eradicating modern slavery in Australia

Alongside its review of the ‘Modern Slavery Act’, the Government must also address the risks of forced labour that are inherent in our visa system

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Politics & Society

Changing the narrative on refugees

Governments and the media must stop spreading harmful narratives and negative stereotypes about those seeking refugee protection

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Politics & Society

The rights and wrongs of CHOGM 2022

There’s a disparity between words and action when it comes to the Commonwealth’s record in implementing human rights

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Health & Medicine

Sport and that sense of belonging

For young people from disadvantaged families and refugee communities in Australia, participating in sport can help to create pathways to belonging

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Health & Medicine

Listening to those held in immigration detention

Refugees formerly detained on Nauru tell researchers about being dehumanised and feeling irreparably damaged

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Politics & Society

Australia’s universities must become more welcoming

Refugees and asylum seekers in Australia face a myriad of challenges in accessing higher education. Welcoming Universities is a new initiative that aims to change that

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Politics & Society

Against erasure

Using witness accounts and smuggled information, researchers and technicians have created a 3D digital model of the infamous but dismantled Manus Island Detention Centre

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Arts & Culture

Finding voice

Composer Katy Abbott uses text from letters sent by ordinary Australians to detained asylum seekers to compose the musical, Hidden Thoughts II: Return to Sender

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