Migration
Migration and border policy links: Rohingya crisis, deportations, people-smuggling and more
President of Refugees International Eric P Schwartz discusses his recent visit to Bangladesh in a Council for Foreign Relations event focusing on the Rohingya crisis.
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Migration and border policy links: UN inaction on Rohingya, offshore processing, self-reliance and more
The UNHCR Regional Representation in Canberra has called on Australia's government and parliamentarians to take responsibility for the humanitarian crisis unfolding in Papua New…
Migration and border policy links: Nauru’s growth, worker pathways, remittances and more
Following reports that over 11,000 Rohingya crossed the border into Bangladesh on Monday alone, reporters on the ground are sharing stories of extreme violence, mental health…
Migration & border policy links: What the US wants, Afghanistan, Rohingya repatriation and more
Reflecting on the failures of offshore processing, UNHCR’s Regional Representative, Thomas Albrecht, urges the Australian government to step up, share responsibility and do its…
Migration and border policy links: Cox’s Bazar, refugee swaps, illegal deportation and more
One year on, Chatham House's Jeff Crisp analyses the progression of the UN's Comprehensive Refugee Response Framework, set out in the New York Declaration.The…
Migration & border links: Myanmar, DACA repeal, contemporary displacement and more
With nearly 400,000 Rohingya crossing the border into Bangladesh, Secretary General of the UN, António Guterres, has called on Myanmar’s authorities to cease acts of violence,…
Australia’s long history of offshore detention
Shutting down the Manus Island detention centre by 31 October, Immigration Minister Peter Dutton has said, will represent 'the closure of a sad…
Migration and border policy links: Myanmar, global compact on migration, DACA and more
Over 125,000 Rohingya refugees are estimated to be fleeing conflict and persecution in Myanmar to neighbouring Bangladesh. Meanwhile, reports indicate that the Indian government…
Migration & border policy links: Merkel and no regrets, Hurricane Harvey and more
The Kaldor Centre’s Dr Claire Higgins offers a critique of the Australian government’s decision to transfer a number of asylum seekers residing in the country to the ‘final…
Analyses
A Global Compact on Refugees: The role of Australia
Australia has a vested interest and particular experience and expertise to contribute to the Global Compact on Refugees in order to institute a more effective and equitable…