Tag: australia

Refugees in Indonesia and Iraq Condemn Western Indifference
Coverage of the 'refugee crisis' tends to focus on the West, particularly on Europe, but none of the seven countries worldwide to host over half a million refugees are in the EU or North America. Instead, most refugees live on the periphery, confined to squalid, brutal detention centres and stripped of even the scant protection afforded to asylum-seekers on European shores.
It’s Not Australia Day, It’s Invasion Day – and Its Violent Legacy Lives On
No matter what anyone says, Australia Day isn’t about celebrating 'diversity' or 'multiculturalism' - it’s about whitewashing state violence against oppressed peoples past and present, writes Latoya Rule.
‘Who is the government protecting from what?’: Borders and Backlashes in Australia’s Long Sixties
As nationalist politicians line up to praise Australia's border policing, Jon Piccini examines the history of its migration policy - and the resistance it engendered - during the 'long sixties' of 1966-72.
Boats, Borders, Brutality: Australia’s Refugee Policy
Last week’s Muslim ban provoked outrage across the globe. But with the mandatory detention of asylum seekers in offshore camps and forced ‘boat turnbacks’, Australia’s border regime is arguably even worse than Trump’s.
Australia’s Unsatisfying Political Landscape Won’t Be Fixed by E-Voting
Recent federal elections have left Australia's political status quo largely intact, but lengthy ballot counts have turned people towards the prospect of e-voting.
5 Things You Need to Know About Indonesia’s Occupation of West Papua
Indonesia's president, Joko ‘Jokowi’ Widodo, signed five cooperation agreements with the UK during his recent tour of the EU despite the history of atrocities being committed in the country's easternmost provinces.
Australia’s #Libspill: The Regicide of Tony Abbott
This week the Liberal party leadership challenge - a.k.a. #Libspill - has rocked Australian politics and media. Within hours the challenge being made official, the infamous PM Tony Abbott had been given his marching orders, replaced by a party lieutenant.