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There's no airport border 'crisis', only management failure of the Home Affairs department

  • Written by: Regina Jefferies, Affiliate, Andrew and Renata Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law, UNSW

In the past five years, more than 95,000 people who arrived by plane have lodged a claim for asylum in Australia, new statistics show.

Labor’s Immigration Spokesperson, Senator Kristina Keneally, has labelled this a “crisis”, stating:

Peter Dutton’s incompetence and recklessness has allowed people smugglers to run riot and...

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a breathtaking exhibition bringing Islamic art out of the shadows

  • Written by: Ana Silkatcheva, Doctoral Candidate (Oriental Studies - Islamic Art and Archaeology), University of Oxford; Curatorial Researcher, Nicholson Collection, Chau Chak Wing Museum, University of Sydney
a breathtaking exhibition bringing Islamic art out of the shadowsThe biggest ever display of Islamic art at the Art Gallery of South Australia holds breathtaking masterpieces, and important lessons for all. Art Gallery of South Australia/Saul Steed

In 2005, the Art Gallery of South Australia (AGSA) opened Australia’s first permanent galleries of Islamic art. In the media release, gallery director...

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Lesson for Australia. Make it hard for people to get benefits, and they'll stop, but they mightn't get jobs

  • Written by: David C. Ribar, Professorial Research Fellow, University of Melbourne

Australia, like the United States, makes it hard for people who get benefits to stay on them.

It’s not simply a matter of withdrawing benefits as people get jobs and work more hours – something Australia’s does more severely than most of the rest of the world – it’s also a matter of imposing onerous conditions on...

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Labor announces inquiry by former attorney-general Lavarch into scandal-ridden NSW head office

  • Written by: Michelle Grattan, Professorial Fellow, University of Canberra

The ALP has announced an inquiry into the head office of the NSW ALP, after weeks of shocking revelations at the Independent Commission against Corruption about scandals in the handling of donations.

The review, announced by NSW opposition leader Jodi McKay and federal opposition leader Anthony Albanese will be led by Michael Lavarch - who was...

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  1. VIDEO: Michelle Grattan on the Extinction Rebellion protests
  2. mounting threats to Extinction Rebellion show demands are being heard, but ignored
  3. Can Eliud Kipchoge run a sub-2hr marathon? It all comes down to 15 extraordinary seconds
  4. We thought Australian cars were using less fuel. New research shows we were wrong
  5. what studying Macbeth in Queensland could teach us about place and shipwrecks
  6. Bees can learn higher numbers than we thought – if we train them the right way
  7. As Turkish troops move in to Syria, the risks are great
  8. Endometriosis costs women and society $30,000 a year for every sufferer
  9. Coal miners and urban greenies have one thing in common, and Labor must use it
  10. Points for tries? The Rugby World Cup shows how bonus schemes can come unstuck
  11. A traumatic past can make you a better social worker, but it might block you studying it in the first place
  12. A virus is attacking koalas' genes. But their DNA is fighting back
  13. a journey through Adnyamathanha Yarta
  14. It's easy to get us walking more if we have somewhere to walk to near our home and work
  15. A little more confusion added to the climate policy debate
  16. Wayne Swan warns US Democrats not to fall into Labor's trap of overloaded agenda
  17. Pay pharmacists to improve our health, not just supply medicines
  18. chemistry Nobel goes to inventors of lithium-ion batteries
  19. Just 29 companies receive 59% of Australia Council funding. Artists are calling for a change
  20. failing to pass on the full rate cut needn't mean banks are profiteering
  21. Shh! Don't mention the public housing shortage. But no serious action on homelessness can ignore it
  22. Trump's ratings slightly down after Ukraine scandal as Warren surges to tie Biden in Democratic polls
  23. A national drought policy should be an easy, bipartisan fix. So why has it taken so long to enact a new one?
  24. It's only October, so what's with all these bushfires? New research explains it
  25. the myth that's driving Morrison's anti-union push
  26. Saturn has more moons than Jupiter – but why are we only finding out about them now?
  27. Is this study legit? 5 questions to ask when reading news stories of medical research
  28. Why we need 'crazy' ideas for new city parks
  29. Labor's climate and resources spokesmen at odds over future policy
  30. There are three types of climate change denier, and most of us are at least one
  31. What are hives, the common skin condition that gives you itchy, red bumps?
  32. the life and lonely death of one of Australia's greatest pianists
  33. the short story cycle and Rebekah Clarkson’s Barking Dogs
  34. Cosmic theorist and planet-hunters share physics prize as Nobels reward otherworldly discoveries
  35. Does destiny shape your decisions? Your answer could affect your marriage satisfaction
  36. Can hiding likes make Facebook fairer and rein in fake news? The science says maybe
  37. Looking to rent a home? 6 things that will help or hinder you
  38. No, serving sizes on food labels don't tell us how much we should eat
  39. why we should invest more in our indie game creators
  40. we shouldn't fund them like they do
  41. Kangaroos (and other herbivores) are eating away at national parks across Australia
  42. why some people still think climate change isn't real
  43. Painting Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce as a superhero is part of a long Australian tradition
  44. Malcolm Turnbull delivers the unpalatable truth to Scott Morrison on climate and energy
  45. Trump decision to withdraw troops from Syria opens way for dangerous Middle East power play
  46. how our country is failing to protect its children
  47. refugees stuck in Indonesia rally against UNHCR for chronic waiting
  48. There are differences between free speech, hate speech and academic freedom – and they matter
  49. Extinction Rebellion protesters might be annoying. But they have a point
  50. Do women's life-long experiences of being judged on appearance change how they feel in open-plan offices?

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