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 SolutionThe 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 SolutionThe 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 SolutionThe 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 SolutionThe 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 SolutionThe 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 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