Doesn’t anybody remember the lyrics to our national anthem — “for those who’ve come across the seas”? asks Richard Ackland. It’s time to offer an ‘Australian Solution’.
Petro Georgiou
Petro Georgiou: Stop kicking them while they’re down
Mandatory detention, temporary protection visas and asylum seeker debt don’t deter asylum seekers. A very corrosive debate about refugees could occur in Australia. Let’s not return to the dark days, writes Petro Georgiou.
Coalition splits on abolishing detainees’ debts
Many former detainees are taking a great interest in the Migration Amendment (Abolishing Detention Debt) Bill 2009 that’s currently being debated in the Lower House.
Coalition unity fractures as team Turnbull loses its grip
Whatever may happen in the email affair and the pursuit of Wayne Swan, Coalition unity is starting to fracture badly on high-profile policy issues.
The battle for Higgins resumes
The Higgins preselection has been an on-again, off-again saga.
We need an independent review of anti-terror laws
Today, the Senate is scheduled to begin debating an initiative that is sorely needed – the creation of an office of an Independent Reviewer of Australia’s tough anti-terrorism laws, writes Greg Barns.
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“Can Romney hang in there?” was the question on everyone’s lips. Wasn’t that way a week ago, but that was before McCain scarfed up endorsements from Florida governor Charlie Crist, Giuliani and now Schwarzenegger, writes Guy Rundle in California.
