Refugees
Inflation dragon rebounds to scorch those most in need
We are now a country where the wealthy, tax-free oldies are the leaners not the lifters.
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Migration and crime blame game enters ugly territory
The finger-pointing over migration and crime is beginning to get ugly.
- by The Herald's View
In detention, with no brush or oils, this Archibald finalist taught himself to paint
Mostafa Azimitabar was desperate for distraction while on Manus Island and denied art supplies, out of fears he would self-harm. So he used what he had.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
After 20 years, I finally returned to the Kenyan refugee camp I’d left for a new life
I went from being a 17-year-old who appreciated a glass of water to a clichéd Melburnian coffee snob who needs three cups a day.
- by Nyadol Nyuon
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
‘Afraid and traumatised’: One in four Palestinians claiming asylum in Australia
The push for permanent protection for some temporary visa holders is a fresh test of Labor’s response to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza.
- by Angus Thompson and Matthew Knott
Labor’s deportation bill shelved in Senate stand-off
The government pushed debate on the bill to the next parliamentary sitting in late June as Immigration Minister Andrew Giles faced off with the Coalition.
- by Angus Thompson
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Asylum seekers
Third boat arrival detected in a week, but no one taken to Nauru
Four Vietnamese asylum seekers intercepted by Border Force off the coast of Broome last week were detained after 38 people from two other boats were also picked up.
- by Angus Thompson and James Massola
Chinese men in Indonesia wanted to go by boat to Australia: police
The apparent attempt was thwarted by a tip-off from the Australian Federal Police and the reluctance of local fishermen to make the journey.
- by Zach Hope and Amilia Rosa
In their home country, Seema and Sania could not go to high school
There are about 12,000 students from refugee backgrounds enrolled in NSW’s public schools, with about 1800 starting as new students each year.
- by Mary Ward
The unwanted: High Court to determine the fate of another 127 in limbo
The detainees from Iran, Iraq and Sudan are at the heart of a new test for the government in its attempts to defend the detention regime.
- by David Crowe
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Immigration
Labor plans new defence in court clash over immigration detainees
The government intends to mount a fresh defence in the High Court against asylum seekers who refuse to co-operate with Australian authorities.
- by David Crowe
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