Here’s how it is
By Jane Salmon 10,000 people have no rights in Australia because they have been mishandled by Morrison’s fast track system. There is no pathway to […]
immigration
Prison hulks and river blades: fortress building in the climate-catastrophe era
Britain has commissioned a prison hulk to house immigrants, in a cruel re-enactment of history. Meanwhile, Texas Governor Greg Abbott has implemented two strategies to […]
Australia’s Orban Sycophants
Australians welcoming the defeat of our nascent religious right in the May election need to pay attention to the echoes of the American right-wing strategies […]
Beyond the ‘Palace Letters’ (part 1)
By Dr George Venturini Beyond the ‘Palace Letters’ Traveller would find a constant element through those three events: the Évian Conference, the Kimberley Plan, and […]
The Évian Conference
By Dr George Venturini The Évian Conference In 1930, with the Great Depression severely affecting Australia’s workforce, the Scullin Government (1929 – 1932) tightened up […]
Dutton has lost control
Immigration Minister Peter Dutton has well and truly lost control of his portfolio. The past year alone provides a rich field of examples of Dutton’s […]
The top 5 signs that your country’s Refugee Policy is a disaster
Australia’s Minister for Saying-We’ve-Stopped-the-Boats – one Mr Peter ‘PDuddy’ Dutton – was out and about this morning defending what he and his government believe is […]
First Class Travel and the Danger of Extremism . . .
This morning Paul Sheehan quoted Canadian author, Mark Steyn who was over in Europe to see what immigration had done. Canada, of course, has been […]
Deconstructing a dog whistle
Tony Abbott’s government has taken some body-blows in recent weeks, and Abbott’s own leadership standing is suffering. Some say that this is due to a […]
When Scott Morrison applies his Immigration Model to Social Services
Now there’s been a lot of angst about Scott Morrison’s appointment as Minister for Social Services. Probably coming from a few bleeding heart lefties who’ve […]
A Conspiracy of Convenience
Much has been written here recently about Modern Monetary Theory (MMT), the job guarantee, structural deficits, fiscal statements, fiat currency and the like. But that, […]
Let’s fix this mess
In 2012–13 a total of 50 444 people lodged applications for asylum under the offshore component of the Humanitarian Programme. The Labor government increased the […]