This report provides human rights perspectives on issues such as asylum seekers, LGBTI rights, Indigenous rights and the federal government's hot-button issue of "freedom". Foreword In this report, which is a first for the Castan Centre, you will find fresh perspectives on many important topics regularly featured in the news. These topics include asylum seekers...

The collateral damage is too great for policy-by-slogan to be sustainable. The alternative can bring benefits for asylum seekers and for Australia.

This paper summarises the current crisis in the new nation of South Sudan, the historical background, and Australia's role. Executive summary In mid-December 2013, the newly formed country of South Sudan erupted into violence, creating a significant humanitarian crisis. Violence spread rapidly across the country, mainly along ethnic lines, and thousands were killed. The United...

This paper argues that the heroin trade had an effect analogous to ‘resource curse’, and has been a major source of continuing disadvantage and social harm to the Vietnamese Australian community.

This report finds that Australia’s co-operation with Sri Lanka to prevent would-be-refugees from seeking protection is riddled with human rights risks and should be stopped immediately. Media release The report, Can’t flee, can’t stay: Australia’s interception and return of Sri Lankan asylum seekers (147), which is based on interviews with government officials, information obtained through...