Men held at the Scherger Immigration Detention Centre are concerned about the length of time taken for decisions and the arbitrary nature of the refugee process, writes Pamela Curr, campaign co-ordinator at the Asylum Seeker Resource Centre
Border control
Racing for big statements about small visions
Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott are falling over backwards to endorse their views on border control and restrictive immigration policies. Both are using the population debate as a political football, writes Mark Kenny.
Sarah Palin: We’re all Arizonans (sic) now
Sarah Palin has posted a message to President Obama on her Facebook page: follow Arizona’s lead on border control. Apparently 14,263 others like this.
The population debate goes boom
Daily media wrap: The already fiery population debate is set to turn into a raging inferno this week, with Labor appointing a new Population Minister and Tony Abbott asking the pertinent Easter question: what would Jesus do?
Rudd’s population populism
Tony Burke’s appointment as Population Minister suggests the Government continues to feel it has to demonstrate that it has Australia’s borders under control, writes Bernard Keane.
Mungo MacCallum: Mungo: Tough stance on boat people borders on the ridiculous
“Border protection” — the very phrase is ominous. It evokes a country under siege, its frontiers threatened by the rampaging armies of Attila the Hun. No wonder our politicians feel that they have to be tough about it.
“Sorry mate, not with those carrots”: Australia’s border control is out-of-control
If you need any proof that Australia’s border is well and truly secure, watch Border Security, where a tourist was reduced to tears by a customs official’s interrogation over a bag of veggies, says Daniel Flitton.
