Julian Burnside

We Claim To Be Worried About Refugees Drowning At Sea Only To Punish Them On Land

The closure of the Manus Island 'Regional Processing Centre' should be cause for celebration. But it's not.

02/11/2017 8:42 AM AEDT

Dutton Advocates For 'Australian Values' While Knowingly Seeing Families Torn Apart

The UNHCR said Peter Duttons' decision is "contrary...to common decency". It is unusual for an international body to be so plain in its criticism.

25/07/2017 11:03 AM AEST

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George Brandis' Centrelink Comments Weren't The Most Outrageous Part Of His Performance On Q&A

The big surprise was when we got to refugee policy.

21/02/2017 4:22 PM AEDT

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Where The Devil Is The Detail In Turnbull's Refugee Deal

Without those questions being answered, it is impossible to know whether this is a welcome development or an exercise in cynicism.

14/11/2016 9:48 AM AEDT

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The Only Thing 'Illegal' About Asylum Seekers Is The Way Australia Treats Them

It is the great lie on which John Howard, Philip Ruddock, Tony Abbott, Scott Morrison and Peter Dutton have built their political popularity. But it is still a lie.

28/04/2016 11:57 AM AEST

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Malcolm Turnbull Has Ducked The Greatest Moral Challenge Of His Political Life

A number of doctors have said plainly that detention on Nauru constituted child abuse. No-one familiar with the basics of the system could disagree. Turnbull had a choice: he could deliberately, knowingly send children to a situation amounting to child abuse, or he could begin to recast Australia's shameful refugee detention system.

04/02/2016 4:04 PM AEDT

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Getting The Facts Straight On Refugee Resettlement

The question all Australians should ask is this: What sort of country are we? Are we selfish or are we generous? Are we willing to mistreat terrified human beings who have the courage, and the initiative, to escape to safety?

07/09/2015 2:21 PM AEST

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