Published ArticlesThe Octopus Huffington Post: It's Easier to Imprison Someone You're Told is Illegal (2015) Advocating for the better treatment of people seeking asylum in Australia can often be a…Mark IsaacsNovember 29, 2015
Wolftress China Diaries The Batik Trade Graveyard According to the travel blogs, Anshun and Shitouzhai in west Guizhou are famous for Batik…Mark IsaacsNovember 26, 2015
Australia's Pacific SolutionThe Indonesia Project Meeting Ashkan: Seeking Asylum in Jakarta I visit Ashkan, an Iranian man living in Jakarta, Indonesia, who is trying to seek…Mark IsaacsNovember 22, 2015
Australia's Pacific SolutionThe Indonesia Project Ali's Story Part 1: Why I left Afghanistan Ali is a Hazara man stranded in Indonesia hoping for resettlement to Australia. This is…Mark IsaacsNovember 20, 2015
Displaced People of Asia SeriesPublished Articles Roads and Kingdoms: A Night of Burma's Finest Drink (2015) I spent two months working with the Ta'ang people in the Shan state of Burma.…Mark IsaacsNovember 20, 2015
Wolftress China Diaries A Hard Bed to Guizhou Province Jessie and Kartika begin their search for Batik textiles in Guizhou province. First stop, the…Mark IsaacsNovember 18, 2015
Wolftress China Diaries In Search of Textiles: Why China? While the idea of looking for textiles in China seems overwhelming at first, it is…Mark IsaacsNovember 17, 2015
Displaced People of Asia SeriesPublished Articles Huffington Post: The Boats Are The Only Option (2015) I meet a Rohingya man in Australia after having visited his home in the Rhakine…Mark IsaacsNovember 13, 2015
Displaced People of Asia Series Thai-Burma Border: Nu Poe Refugee Camp A trip to Nu Poe refugee camp on the Thai-Burma border turned out to be…Mark IsaacsNovember 9, 2015
Displaced People of Asia Series Thai-Burma Border: Mae La Refugee Camp I travelled to Mae La camp, the largest refugee camp on the Thai-Burma border.Mark IsaacsNovember 3, 2015