Back in August last year the Prime Minister Julia Gillard announced her version of keeping the promise made by her predecessor Kevin Rudd to end the blame game over improving the public hospital system.
The company that will manage health services, including mental health services, for detainees on Nauru is at the centre of criticisms that detainee mental health problems have been poorly handled.
A group of Hazara asylum seekers expected to be among the first sent to Nauru for offshore processing has written an open letter pleading for the government not to deport them.
The aftermath of a boat sinking in the early hours of Wednesday demonstrates why improving arrangements between Indonesia and Australia is urgent, writes Stuart Ranfurlie in Jakarta.
Refugees, not celebrities, my have the most interesting stories in the new series of SBS' Go Back to Where You Came From, which premiered last night.
The road to hell is paved with good intentions, and there are no finer intentions then trying to limit the deaths at sea of asylum seekers, writes Savitri Taylor.
What many of us would like to see more of in Australian politics is policy.
Does Australia's migration program still contain a racist element? asks Albert Yu, a South Korean immigrant who is a permanent resident and works for a Melbourne law firm.
Federal Department of Immigration spin doctor Sandi Logan has forced ABC management to issue a grovelling apology over a controversial story on changes to an asylum seeker "points" system.
Readers have been running the ruler over the Coalition's "speaker's notes" leaked by Crikey yesterday. Here are the best responses ...
