Migration
Things only get worse for Greece as migrant smuggling surges
In a week in which international news focused on the Greek debt crisis and the possibility of a Grexit, scant attention has been paid to the arrival from Turkey of thousands of…
Who are you calling radical, radical?
Fear of ISIS, faltering economies and resentment over rising immigration from war-torn Iraq and Syria has resulted in a surge in right-wing populism in Europe and the UK.
Here in…
The influence of geography, technology and money on refugee migration
The recent contributions on the 1951 Refugee Convention from Khalid Koser and Jane McAdam are heartening. It is good to read rational and reasoned discussion by two experts on the…
Australia's unsustainable approach to asylum-seekers
At a time when international cooperation on refugees is most sorely needed, countries are instead resorting to increasing unilateralism. Australia is at the forefront. Retreating…
What can Europe learn from Australia about stopping the boats?
The differences between the recent crises of boat arrivals in Europe and Australia are far greater than their similarities. There is not a civil war brewing 200km from Australian…
China's transport infrastructure shows vast improvement during Chunyun
Chunyun, the annual spring festival holiday in China, is often described as the world's largest human migration. Over one billion trips are made in a 10-day period. The family…
A larger Australia? Sure, but for what, exactly?
I'm going to focus on one aspect of Michael Fullilove's National Press Club address, neatly summarised in his conclusion:
Australia has a choice. Do we want to be a little…
Review: Paul Collier's 'Exodus'
Oxford economist Paul Collier has spent much of his career studying the lives of the poorest people on earth. His popular The Bottom Billion considered the causes and possible…