The micro-island states of the Indian Ocean Region face an uncertain future due to climate change. This paper examines four possible solutions to their existential problems.

It is almost four decades since the first boats carrying Indochinese asylum seekers arrived on Australia’s shores. Since then a widespread perception in the community that Australia is being swamped by waves of asylum seekers arriving unauthorised by boat continues to strongly influence government policy and to be an emotive and divisive political issue. While...

The literature on youth migration and its development impact in countries of origin and destination is sparse. This report attempts to fill this gap and offers a comprehensive account of the life experiences of young migrants.

Low-lying atoll countries are currently amongst the first nations to experience the effects of climate change, such as drought, loss of fresh water, rising sea-levels, coral bleaching and stronger storms. The environmental condition in low-lying Pacific countries such as the Republic of Kiribati is affecting daily life and is leading to a situation where residents...

Compassion as a motivator for action is overrated, writes Klaus Neumann in Inside Story, but Go Back to Where You Came from is a reminder that it’s not a bad starting point.