Dutton's reckless comments could put US deal at risk
Is Peter Dutton deliberately trying to sabotage the deal to resettle refugees from Manus Island and Nauru? Or is the Immigration Minister simply insensitive, undiplomatic and incompetent?
Michael Gordon is the political editor of The Age.
Is Peter Dutton deliberately trying to sabotage the deal to resettle refugees from Manus Island and Nauru? Or is the Immigration Minister simply insensitive, undiplomatic and incompetent?
Australians overwhelmingly believe keeping asylum seekers on Manus Island and Nauru indefinitely is cruel, but are evenly split on whether they should be resettled in Australia, a survey has found.
It was just another hot and humid day inside the Manus Island detention centre, more than 12 months ago, until a large group of detainees began gathering near the fences that separate the two biggest compounds.
The bottom line is that far too many Aboriginal people feel excluded, disrespected, disempowered and discriminated against.
The ninth Closing the Gap report has again firmly established that government policy is not bringing about equality between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians, with six of seven targets failing.
Indigenous Australians have strongly backed  Noel Pearson's call for a new Indigenous body recognised by the constitution to have a voice to the national parliament.
Malcolm Turnbull's verbal blitzkrieg against Bill Shorten produced two diametrically opposed, yet predictable, responses from those who witnessed it at close quarters in the national parliament this week.
The Turnbull Government has moved to transform its relationship with Indigenous Australia by announcing a new advisory group that includes Aboriginal educator Chris Sarra.
A young Iranian refugee has been forcibly returned to PNG after police intercepted him en route to lodging an asylum claim in Fiji.
He had been beaten, imprisoned and attempted suicide. Now Loghman Sawari has taken extraordinary action to secure his safety.
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