April 14, 2016
2010 - Volume 12 Number 5 At the height of political dog-whistling in 2002 the Edmund Rice Centre led an important effort to bring clarity to the national debate through the publication of the accessible fact-sheet: Debunking the Myths on Asylum Seekers It now...
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April 14, 2016
2009 - Volume 12 Number 4 There is nothing new about torture. It has always occurred either directly or by proxy, but the unthinkable becomes possible during times of crisis or fear. In 1975 the United Nations (UN) General Assembly unanimously approved the Declaration...
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April 14, 2016
2009 - Volume 12 Number 3 The Australian government has recently stepped up its effort to form partnerships with regional neighbours to tackle people smuggling, which it identifies as the primary focus of its asylum seeker policy. This focus detracts attention from the people...
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