Brain drain begs a rethink of selective school system

Brain drain begs a rethink of selective school system

There is no doubt that there needs to be a serious rethink about selective high schools in NSW.

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Nauru severs ties with Taiwan,switches diplomatic allegiance to China

Nauru severs ties with Taiwan,switches diplomatic allegiance to China

The announcement is a major diplomatic coup for Beijing just days after the Democratic Progressive Party was elected to lead Taiwan for a third term.

  • byEryk Bagshaw
How poetry - and a fashion house - is helping to stop violence against women

How poetry - and a fashion house - is helping to stop violence against women

As part of Saturday’s International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women,a Sydney poetry program is helping refugee women speak out against gender-based violence.

  • byHelen Pitt
Asylum seekers flown to Nauru after landing on WA coast

Asylum seekers flown to Nauru after landing on WA coast

Nine News reported some of the asylum seekers were from Pakistan and paid $US10,000 ($15,250) each for the journey from Indonesia.

  • byAngus Thompson andKaruni Rompies
For decades,the Pacific is where Australia sent refugees. Now,that’s changing

For decades,the Pacific is where Australia sent refugees. Now,that’s changing

The recently signed Falepili Union is only the first step in a new Pacific approach. But is the Australian public ready for it?

  • byJack Corbett
‘Governments should grow up’:Liberal heavyweight Nick Greiner says refugee limbo must end
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‘Governments should grow up’:Liberal heavyweight Nick Greiner says refugee limbo must end

The former Liberal premier says the plight must end for more than 1000 refugees and asylum seekers who are being refused settlement in Australia because they arrived by boat and were processed on Nauru and Manus Island.

  • byDavid Crowe
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The refugees left,but the millions kept coming for Nauru contractor
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The refugees left,but the millions kept coming for Nauru contractor

Documents reveal how Australian company Canstruct made big profits servicing refugees on Nauru,and they only got bigger as time went on.

  • byMichael Bachelard andNick McKenzie
‘Sensitive’ police investigation into Nauru contractor
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‘Sensitive’ police investigation into Nauru contractor

In March 2022,the AFP’s Sensitive Investigation Oversight Board approved Operation Bernie,which is investigating whether private company Canstruct was involved in corporate wrongdoing.

  • byNick McKenzie andMichael Bachelard
Fear,ignorance behind our xenophobia

Fear,ignorance behind our xenophobia

We demonise asylum seekers as illegal boat people and lock them up for years. Meanwhile,our lucky citizens can travel to the countries from where refugees originate.

Scandal has stuck to Morrison,but offshore truths could hit home for Dutton

Scandal has stuck to Morrison,but offshore truths could hit home for Dutton

Recriminations over the conduct of the former Coalition government have mostly centred on Scott Morrison to date. The next inquiry will put Peter Dutton under scrutiny.

  • byPeter Hartcher
Home Affairs says Nauru detention scandal should be referred to police,NACC

Home Affairs says Nauru detention scandal should be referred to police,NACC

Home Affairs said the responsibility rested with the companies engaged by the Commonwealth rather than the government itself.

  • byAngus Thompson