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Ben Eltham | Can Labor Win? YES THEY CAN!

Unlike the polls, the pundits and every political insider worth a long lunch, Ben Eltham reckons the ALP can still win the next election. Here’s why Originally published at New Matilda.  “Tick, tick, tick...

PUBLIC SERVICE IN THE NEWS | Tony Abbott and the public service, Gay communities, community development in Canada

We are pledged to real reform > Tony Abbot reveals a very ‘Big Society’ like vision for Australia. “To the Coalition, productivity enhancement mostly comes from liberating individuals and institutions from the stifling grip...

Asia One | Prominent Australians reject refugee response

Singaporean media outlet; Asia One covered the release of our refugee report A New Approach: Breaking the Stalemate on Refugees and Asylum Seekers.   Asia One – Filmmakers, politicians and business heavyweights are among 34...

Kate Gauthier | There are better alternatives to the ‘Malaysia Solution’

CPD Fellow and co-author of our report, A New Approach: Breaking the Stalemate on Refugees & Asylum Seekers, Kate Gauthier offers a detailed perspective on the present asylum seeker debate. Kate Gauthier chats to...

John Menadue | Our Muddy Refugee Debate

John Menadue offers his perspective on the enduring refugee debate; voicing his opposition to ‘dubious‘ statistics and imploring the Australian public to refrain from armchair activism and empathise with the plight of these desperate individuals....

Radio Adelaide Breakfast | Refugee Debate: Interview With Arja Keski-Nummi

Radio Adelaide Breakfast host Tim Brunero interviews Arja Keski-Nummi – one of the authors of our recent report, A New Approach: Breaking the Stalemate on Refugees & Asylum Seekers. To hear the full interview...

Angela Priestley | Big Names Chase Leasership on Asylum Seeker Debate

Major business figures have come out in vocal support of our recent report A New Approach: Breaking the Stalemate on Refugees & Asylum Seekers. The emergence of prominent business leaders weighing in on this...

ABC Radio Australia | Plea for Compassionate Refugee Policy

ABC Radio Australia presenter Ashley Hall discusses the present state of Australian asylum seeker policy in light of the ten year anniversary of the MV Tampa rescue.  Hall chats with one of the endorsers...

Australia Network News | Call for Australia to Drop Asylum Detention

The ABC Asia Pacific News Center highlighted our report A New Approach: Breaking the Stalemate of Refugee & Asylum Seekers and its broad support among political and industry leaders. Prominent Australians from a broad...

SBS World News | Renewed calls to end mandatory detention

SBS Radio, World News Australia presented by Murray Silby covered the release of our report A New Approach: Breaking the Stalemate on Refugee and Asylum Seekers, and outlined the industry and union leaders who...