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Australia's Pacific Solution

Guest Post: Excerpt from the People Smuggler by Robin de Crespigny

This is an excerpt from Robin de Crespigny's award-winning book, The People Smuggler: The true…

Mark IsaacsDecember 20, 2016

The Octopus

Guest Post: The Unofficial Refugee Camp in Calais by Ali Reid

Ali Reid has been an advocate for refugees in Australia for the past 5 years,…

Mark IsaacsJune 26, 2016

Australia's Pacific Solution The Indonesia Project

Guest Post: At the Knife’s Edge by Robin de Crespigny

Robin de Crespigny, author of the People Smuggler, writes an essay come creative non-fiction piece…

Mark IsaacsMarch 18, 2016

Australia's Pacific Solution

Guest Post: Establishing Deterrence by Greg Lake

Greg Lake writes about his work for the Department of Immigration, managing Immigration Detention Centres…

Mark IsaacsMarch 11, 2016

The Octopus

Guest Post: Welcome to the Jungle by Ali Reid

Ali Reid is a refugee rights activist who volunteered to assist asylum seekers in a…

Mark IsaacsMarch 3, 2016

Australia's Pacific Solution

Guest Post: Nauru and Manus Island are as Bad as Guantanamo

Professor David Isaacs, a consultant paediatrician in Westmead Children's Hospital and a clinical professor at…

Mark IsaacsMarch 1, 2016

Australia's Pacific Solution The Indonesia Project

Guest Post: A Refugee Community Group in Indonesia

A guest post from a group of people currently waiting for resettlement in Indonesia who…

Mark IsaacsFebruary 20, 2016

The Indonesia Project

Ashkan: My Life in Indonesia as a Refugee

Ashkan is an Iranian man living in Jakarta, Indonesia. He describes what life is like…

Mark IsaacsJanuary 4, 2016

Australia's Pacific Solution The Indonesia Project

Ali's Story Part 3: Finding a People Smuggler

Ali arrives in Indonesia and begins his search for a people smuggler to take him…

Mark IsaacsDecember 14, 2015

Australia's Pacific Solution The Indonesia Project

Same Skies: A Strengths- and Rights-based Approach to Supporting Displaced People

How do displaced people seeking protection and resettlement in Indonesia survive the tough, restrictive conditions?…

Mark IsaacsDecember 9, 2015

Australia's Pacific Solution The Indonesia Project

Ali’s Story Part 2: Escaping Afghanistan and Pakistan

Ali tells his story of how he left Afghanistan and Pakistan en route to Indonesia.

Mark IsaacsDecember 3, 2015

Australia's Pacific Solution The 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

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