Refugees

Aeschylus’ Suppliants and Asylum: Moral Obligation and Political Danger

Throughout the ages, displacement and asylum have tested the willingness of states to balance compassion against risk.

August 25, 2026

In the matter of the nation, there are immigrants who embody our values and there is Hanson who divides.

August 24, 2026

Woodley and Newton's "we Are One" embodies the elements of Australia in a profound and unique way.

April 17, 2026

Simplistic correlations between culture and crime fall short of understanding the complex association between refugee culture and crime.

January 14, 2025

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Major Oak feels to me a bit like the canary in the mine. If it has died what about the…
Jen on Autopsy of the Major Oak: How Care Becomes Harm at Scale
Well said: mourning an outcome is not the same as understanding the mechanism that produced it.
Ramses on Appointment Without Accountability: Jon White, the ACT DPP and the Long Shadow of a Political Prosecution
Lady Margaret I can assure you that we’re watching this case. It remains unacceptable to us that a posse of…
Lady Margaret on Words That Arm: Why Pauline Hanson’s Racism Matters
That letter to the ANZ bank written by Mr Angel Marina is absolutely disgusting. I cannot believe that a government…
Lady Margaret on Appointment Without Accountability: Jon White, the ACT DPP and the Long Shadow of a Political Prosecution
A number of interesting discussions going on under this post. What I would like to ask Mr White, how is…
Kelly Conrad on Words That Arm: Why Pauline Hanson’s Racism Matters
How did Angel Marina get away with that level of racism about a colleague, written on government stationery, and sent…