Regional Focus: Australia

Publications:

"Almost 300 Asylum Seekers Prevented from Sailing to Australia in Past Year," The Guardian, 11 Nov. 2018 [text]

Australian Immigration 2001–2013: Exploring Attitudes Towards Asylum Seekers and Immigrants, Thesis (Australian National University, Oct. 2018) [text]

Can Opposing Groups Agree to Disagree? (Refugee Research Online Blog,  Nov. 2018) [text]

"The Manus Island Regional Processing Centre: A Legal Taxonomy," European Journal of Migration and Law, vol. 20, no. 4 (2018) [abstract]

Mapping Social Cohesion: The Scanlon Foundation Surveys 2018 (Scanlon Foundation et al., Nov. 2018) [access]
- "E]ight new immigration questions in this year’s survey provide deeper insight into the perceived value of immigration to the nation, and the potential issues influencing public opinion on immigration numbers." Follow link for press release, companion web site, videos and full report. Previous reports are available here. See also related Guardian article.

"Michelle Bachelet: New UN Human Rights Chief was One of Australia's First Political Refugees," ABC News (Australia), 21 Nov. 2018 [text]

"Process in the Community, Detain Offshore or 'Turn Back the Boats'? Predicting Australian Asylum-seeker Policy Support from False Beliefs, Prejudice and Political Ideology," Journal of Refugee Studies, Advance Articles, 15 Oct. 2018 [ResearchGate]

"Refugee Protection and State Security in Australia: Piecing Together Protective Regimes," Australian Journal of Administrative Law, vol. 24, no. 4 (2018) [preprint]

Researchers for Asylum Seekers Interdisciplinary Conference, Melbourne, 15 Nov. 2018 [info]
- This Refugee Research Online blog post provides an overview of the conference. During the month of January, the blog will also post conference abstracts for all presentations given.

"Seeking Asylum: Factors Driving Irregular Migration from Indonesia to Australia During the Fifth Wave 2008-2013," Refugee Survey Quarterly, Advance Articles, 24 Dec. 2018 [abstract]

"The Shadow Other: Representations of the Manus Island Riots in Two Australian Newspapers," Australian Journalism Review, vol. 40, no. 1 (July 2018) [ResearchGate]

"Unlikely New Residents are Reviving Australian Country Towns," The Economist, 12 Jan. 2019 [text]

Until When: The Forgotten Men of Manus Island (Amnesty International & Refugee Council of Australia, Nov. 2018) [text via ReliefWeb]
- See also related Guardian article.

Resource:

Research Briefs (Kaldor Centre) [access]
- "In addition to its easily accessible Factsheets, the Kaldor Centre produces deeper research briefs on key contemporary issues." Most briefs were updated Aug. 2018.

Related post:
- Regional Focus: Australia (6 Nov. 2018)

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