Posted on May 7, 2016. Tags: Asia, Asylum Seeker, Australia, Boat People, Cambodia, Campsfield House, Concentration Camp, Detention Centres, Global Detention Project, Guantanamo Bay, International Law, Irregular Immigration, Lesvos Island, Manus Island, Middle East, Naura, Opcat, Papua New Guinea, Refugees, Stop the Boat, Torture, united nations
It’s official: Australia’s “Stop the Boats” campaign is a success. Or so the government claims. Back in 2013, former Prime Minister Tony Abbott ascended to his post in part because of his pledge to “stop the boats,” or, in less catchy rhetoric, to prevent asylum seekers – mostly arriving by sea from the Middle East […]
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Posted in Africa, Asia, Australia, Conflict, Europe, Iran, Political Security, Refugees, Syria, UN, World
Posted on February 6, 2015. Tags: Australia, Australia Day, Knighthoods, Monarchy, Prince Phillip, Tony Abbott
It seems Tony Abbott cannot help but put himself in awkward positions. It has in a way been the story of his political career. From political blunders to public gaffes he is impressively error prone. But in the case of Prince Philip’s knighthood, does he deserve it? Or has the Australian mainstream media with its strong republican and often populist […]
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Posted in Australia, World