Journal article
The creeping blight of Islamophobia in Australia
Although Islamophobia rose in Australia after 2001 it has been latent in recent years. It is on the rise again with collateral damage from government measures including verbal and physical attacks on Australian Muslims.
Transcript
The history of media regulation in Australia
A diverse, independent media is seen as central to a functioning democracy, yet Australia now has one of the most concentrated media environments in the Western world. The author asks how we got here in the first place and whether it even matters now that we're all online.
Briefing paper
The role of single-site supportive housing in addressing homelessness
Supportive housing is a package of assistance for tenants to address health and other needs as well as sustaining affordable tenancies, mostly in social housing. Some supportive housing is provided in a congregate (single) site context, but some providers use housing scattered across multiple locations with support provided through outreach workers. Tenants typically are highly...
Audio
1938 revisited? Should doors open wider to Syrian refugees?
For a world that promised 'Never Again' after World War II, how much have we actually learned from the handling of refugee crises of the past? Are we making the same mistakes over and over again? This discussion was first broadcast on Radio National.
Article
The by-election that won’t tell us much but means a lot
By-elections sometimes reflect important political trends, and sometimes they don’t. So why are we watching Canning so closely? It was Saturday 26 March 1988, and Coalition supporters were cock-a-hoop. Just a week earlier twelve years of NSW Labor government had been swept away, big time, and now the federal electorate of Port Adelaide had swung...