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Former PM urges “generosity and effective diplomacy” This document was received from the office of the former Liberal Prime Minister, following our publication of the submission by CPD Fellows John Menadue and Arja Keski-Nummi....
CPD Fellows take a multidimensional approach to asylum policy CPD Fellows John Menadue and Arja Keski-Nummi have submitted their recommendations to the government-appointed Expert Panel on Asylum and Refugees. “The hallmark of good public policy...
Moylan challenges coalition asylum policy Centre for Policy Development – “a very credible organisation” – cited as a good source for informed debate Western Australian Liberal MP Judi Moylan spoke out on SBS, 17...
Miriam Lyons was interviewed by Waleed Aly about the “pros and cons of offshore processing”. Miriam drew on research by John Menadue AO, Kate Gauthier and Arja Keski-Nummi for the 2011 report, A New...
RN Drive, 29 June: Parliament breaks with hopes resting on expert asylum panel CPD Fellow Arja Keski-Nummi was interviewed by Julian Morrow on the seemingly intractable issues surrounding asylum-seeker and refugee policy. Keski-Nummi, former First...
Call for agreement on a regional solution for refugees CPD Fellow John Menadue AO was interviewed on The Wire radio news program on 25 June, alongside NSW Co-convenor of Labor for Refugees Linda Scott. The story...
Refugee Week Forum 1st floor Balmain Town Hall, 370 Darling Street, Balmain, Wednesday 20th June 6.30 for 7-9 p.m. (lift available) The Forum, Not Political Football: Real Solutions for Refugees and Asylum Seekers, is...
There are more than 5,700 asylum seekers and refugees in immigration detention centres across Australia. More than two-thirds have been in detention for at least six months, and 97 people have been held for...
One-liners derived from focus groups and dog-whistling don’t add up to an acceptable refugee policy. But that is what the Coalition offers. ‘Stop the boats … turn them back to Indonesia … take the...
CPD founder and Board Director John Menadue condemns the Opposition’s current stance on asylum seekers. Either using one-liners or simply recycling failed policy plans of the past, such as Nauru, is not a credible...