‘Refugee resettlement: why religion must be considered’ by Jessica Stroja Why do Tamil asylum seekers need protection — and why does the Australian government say they don’t? Marama Whyte reviews Elizabeth Becker’s ‘You Don’t Belong Here’ Graeme Davison reviews Elizabeth Farrelly’s ‘Killing Sydney’ Book Review – The China Alternative: Changing Regional Order in the Pacific Islands

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‘Refugee resettlement: why religion must be considered’ by Jessica Stroja

‘Refugee resettlement: why religion must be considered’ by Jessica Stroja

Dr Jessica Stroja from Griffith University argues that churches and faith-based organisations have played an  important and under-recognised role in refugee resettlement.   The world is currently facing a mass refugee crisis, and over the past decade, the number of refugees seeking assistance has drastically increased. While distanced from overseas sites of displacement, Australia is […]
Why do Tamil asylum seekers need protection — and why does the Australian government say they don’t?

Why do Tamil asylum seekers need protection — and why does the Australian government say they don’t?

Niro Kandasamy, recipient of the Contemporary Histories Policy and History Award, writes about Tamil asylum seekers in this piece, originally published in The Conversation. Immigration Minister Alex Hawke has announced the Murugappans will be moved from detention on Christmas Island, to community detention in Perth. This follows mounting public concern for the Tamil family, particularly […]
Marama Whyte reviews Elizabeth Becker’s ‘You Don’t Belong Here’

Marama Whyte reviews Elizabeth Becker’s ‘You Don’t Belong Here’

Dr Marama Whyte reviews Elizabeth Becker’s new book about three women who reported on the Vietnam War, You Don’t Belong Here: How Three Women Rewrote the Story of War (Carlton: Black Inc., 2021).    There are countless places in Australian society where women have been told—explicitly or implicitly—that they don’t belong. The news media has […]
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