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Savitri Taylor
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The use of non-judicial accountability mechanisms by the refugee sector in Australia
This report presents a study of one of the most contested areas of public policy in Australia, refugee policy, during one of its worst periods. It is a study of how the refugee sector has engaged with a suite of mechanisms established to keep the executive accountable, of how that engagement can be improved and...
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Beyond deterrence: reframing the asylum seeker debate
It’s time to fundamentally rethink Australia’s approach to asylum seekers, free of narrow assumptions about what’s politically feasible.
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The asylum freeze and international law
It’s likely that last week’s decision is based on an overly optimistic assessment of conditions in source countries, writes Savitri Taylor.
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Australia’s expanding borders
Our border cooperation with regional neighbours has entered questionable territory, writes Savitri Taylor.
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Liberalism's asylum dilemma
There’s a price to be paid if we wish to remain a liberal society, write Savitri Taylor and Brynna Rafferty-Brown