This Month
UK’s Afghan cover-up shows why no one trusts politicians
The row over the secret resettlement of thousands of Afghans highlights the shambles Labour has made of illegal migration.
June
Illegal boat arrivals increasing as smugglers change tack
At least 10 boats containing up to 183 people have been intercepted since the start of the financial year, according to data published by Home Affairs.
May
Why Afrikaners are the only refugees welcome in Trump’s America
The US president’s decision to grant refugee status to white South Africans has been criticised as a double standard rooted in race.
I took my mother back to Vietnam. It changed my life
Forty-four years after fleeing in a packed boat, AFR’s head of podcast Lap Phan’s journey through his mother’s homeland proves a revelation for them both.
April
Meet the former Italian model running for One Nation
Bianca Colecchia, 32, says the first question she usually gets at pre-poll booths is: ‘How can you run for One Nation when you are a migrant yourself?’
January
Trump’s Palestinian refugee idea falls flat with Arab allies
Middle East nations rejected Donald Trump’s idea to resettle Gaza’s population as the Israel-Hamas ceasefire in the enclave held after a major crisis.
October 2024
Australia’s latest hot export to Europe isn’t a product. It’s an idea
The rise of populist parties and the struggle to deter, process or deport illegal migrants has pushed Europe ever closer to Australia’s Nauru solution.
Israeli strikes kill 33 people in Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza, medics say
Residents of Jabalia, the largest of Gaza’s eight historic refugee camps, said the Israeli army was destroying dozens of houses roads and houses every day.
August 2024
Why Gaza visa attacks could backfire on the Coalition
The opposition is focusing on Gazan visas to chip away at Labor’s national security credentials – but do voters even care while hip pocket pain remains acute?
Chicago’s black voters have a surprising message for Harris
In Barack Obama’s home suburb in southern Chicago, black voters are mulling turning their backs on Kamala Harris, angry over high levels of illegal immigration.
Julian Burnside KC to part ways with classic industrial images
The barrister and his artist wife Kate Durham are selling 145 works by celebrated industrial photographer Wolfgang Sievers.
Crackdown on overseas students triggers rise in refugee applications
A big spike in applications for refugee status is being explained by the federal government’s attempts to cut the number of overseas students in the country.
As the world looks elsewhere, famine descends on Darfur
Conflicts in the Gaza Strip and Ukraine have attracted international attention while children die unnecessarily in Sudan.
June 2024
Skilled refugees could unlock $9b in extra GDP
Maths graduate Wissam Chabo applied for 100 jobs before getting work in a local cafe. Research shows skilled migrants are badly underutilised, even during Australia’s skills shortage.
An insider’s account of Germany’s AfD: ‘The wrong people stayed’
As Germany’s far-right celebrates a strong performance in European parliament elections, a former leader argues the party has lost its way.
May 2024
Dutton’s migrant crackdown treats economy with disdain
In the populist pitch to bring down house prices, there is little recognition of the role of migrants in filling acute skills shortages across the economy.
Dutton to slash migrant intake, ban foreign property buyers
The opposition leader has vowed to slash permanent migration by a quarter and ban foreign investors buying established homes for two years.
Chinese asylum seekers are paying $15,000 to reach the US via Mexico
About 37,000 people from the Asian nation were detained at the United States’ southern border last year.
April 2024
Albanese tries to shift blame on alleged attack by freed detainee
Labor is under fresh pressure over its management of immigration detainees set free by the High Court after the alleged bashing of a Perth grandmother.
Ryanair CEO would ‘happily’ offer flights deporting people to Rwanda
Michael O’Leary shrugged off warnings from the United Nations, which said airlines facilitating the removals could be complicit in violating international law.