Archive for: queue jumpers

Cutting the queue by admitting asylum seekers

Cutting the queue by admitting asylum seekers

Tweet A lot of tears were shed in the Federal Parliament last week, without any solution to the asylum seeker issue in sight; Bob Ellis suggests one in 10 simple steps. By Bob Ellis A lot of tears were shed, and sincerely shed, on both sides...

2 July, 2012 12:01 am / 13 comments

 

Refugee populations around the globe: the facts

Refugee populations around the globe: the facts

Tweet “Despite the strong political profile of refugee issues in developed countries such as Australia, four-fifths of the world’s total 15 million refugees are hosted by developing countries,” says Professor Helen Ware. Refugees...

25 June, 2012 10:20 am / 11 comments

 
 

 
 

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