On Policy Forum Pod this week, we talk about refugees and asylum seekers policy – both in a global context and in Australia – while also discussing the extreme politicisation of these issues and the consequences that this has brought.
\nFrom the scale of the global refugee challenge to whether Australia has got its refugee policy settings right, this week, we take a look at refugee and asylum seeker policies. The panel tackle offshore processing, the politicisation of refugees, the recent medivac bill, and how all these issues might play out in Australia’s upcoming federal election.
\nOur presenters Sharon Bessell and Martyn Pearce, also take a look at government accountability, as well as social welfare schemes that may have been doing more harm than good. They also take a look at some of your questions and comments.
\nThis week’s panel consists of:
\nBina D’Costa is Senior Fellow/Associate Professor in the Department of International Relations in the Coral Bell School. She is also the school’s Deputy Director of Education. Bina’s research interests span migration and forced displacement; children and global protection systems; gender-based violence in conflicts; and human rights and impunity.
\nMarianne Dickie is a Senior Academic in Migration Law with the ANU College of Law and an Immigration Case Worker for Senator Larissa Waters. As an academic, she regularly contributes to Senate inquiries, law reviews and public commentary. Prior to working at the ANU Marianne was the immigration advisor for the Australian Democrats.
\nMark Kenny is a Senior Fellow in the ANU Australian Studies Institute. He came to the university after a high-profile journalistic career including six years as chief political correspondent and national affairs editor for The Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, and The Canberra Times.
\nOur presenters for this week’s podcast are:
\nSharon Bessell is the Director of the Children’s Policy Centre at Crawford School, and Editor of Policy Forum’s Poverty: In Focus section.
\nMartyn Pearce is a presenter for Policy Forum Pod and the Editor of Policy Forum.
\nShow notes | The following were referred to in this episode:
\nCrawford School of Public Policy courses
\nMultimillion-dollar contract between Paladin Security and Department of Home Affairs
\nBillion-dollar empire made of mobile homes
\nCentrelink payments cut for jobactive participants
\nGovernment dole scheme for Indigenous communities
\nPoverty in Britain and Philip Alston’s findings
\nJoe Hockey’s comment on ‘lifters and leaners’
\nRefugee Council of Australia’s submission on inquiry into treatment of asylum seekers and refugees
\nMore information on medevac bill
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