Over the past decade, an increasing share of refugees and other types of humanitarian
migrants have settled in regional Australia either of their own accord or through the …

Uncertain Lives is the first book to examine the impact of neoliberal policies on everyday life
in Australia. Going beyond the discussions of multiculturalism that dominated the 1980s and …

It is almost four decades since the first boats carrying Indochinese asylum seekers arrived
on Australia's shores. Since then a widespread perception in the community that Australia is …

Using the Cronulla Riots as a starting point, this article explores the way in which neoliberal
ideology, and the social and economic practices associated with it, have transformed …

The international refugee protection regime has come under increasing pressure in recent
times, as a result of changing global realities. There have been a number of recent …

Christmas Island is the site where Australia's mandatory immigration detention policies are
implemented. Protests by Christmas Islanders against the Australian government's treatment …

Academic contributions to debates on migration policy tend to focus on the sovereign state
controlling borders and managing cross-border movements to vouchsafe the nation's …

This chapter discusses the thematic scope of the book's foci areas and their contested
nature in scholarly circles and public policy debates. It offers critical reflections on the global …

The Australian government has two systems for refugee arrivals. One is the official refugee
resettlement system, a coordinated approach between Australia and the United Nations …

Forced migration and asylum have been at the centre of political and public debate in the
past years. Also in secular societies such as the Netherlands and Australia concerns about …