'Mobilisation of fear': The deeper strategy behind One Nation's immigration policy

Yet Again, The Data Shows Migrants Are More Law-Abiding Than US Citizens

This has always been the truth. And it has always been ignored by people like Donald Trump, who combine “if it bleeds, it leads” media narratives with the always-exploitable fear of &#8…

Labour’s muddled migration policy won’t stop thuggery

A government that can’t distinguish between ‘legitimate concerns’ and open racism is only making things worse

One Nation unveils 'breathing space' plan for net-negative migration

One Nation unveils its plan to slash immigration by 750,000 places over three years, with major cuts targeting international students and the families of skilled migrants.

'Terrifies me': Victorian Premier makes One Nation admission

Victorian Premier Ben Carroll tells 7.30 "One Nation terrifies me" but beneath the message analysts say it is a "fear campaign" to try and keep Labor voters.

Foreign aid and the ‘root causes’ of migration

Foreign aid is often used to address the root causes of migration as a way to reduce migrant flows. However, the effectiveness of such approaches remains unclear. This column combines individual survey data with data on World Bank projects and on bilateral migration flows to examine how foreign aid influences migration preferences and flows. Results show that aid can temporarily reduce irregular migration but may lead to increased regular migration as conditions improve over time. Policymakers should consider these dynamics when designing migration strategies to balance immediate and long-term effects.

Here's how Labor, the Coalition and One Nation's migration cuts compare

One Nation wants negative migration in its first years, the Coalition has promised to more than halve it, while Labor has announced measures to ensure migration actually falls to its target of 225,000. Here is what the parties want to do on migration, and how they propose to do it.

When Is It Time to Flee?

Trans people and their families are facing hard questions and choices as threats to their safety and rights proliferate.

ICE Arrests Ramp Up, Which Only Continues To Prove Most Migrants Aren’t Criminals

Public furor is hard to maintain. It takes a concerted effort from people who have a lot to lose. Not only do they not have anything to gain (financially or otherwise) from engaging in protests, bu…

Toolkit: Lost in the US immigration detention system — Freedom for Immigrants

Below are some scenarios where your friend or loved one might be depending on how they interacted with immigration enforcement:  

Immigrant Deportations: Trends and Impacts | Econofact

Research on previous episodes of increased immigration enforcement sheds light on the impact deportations can have on labor markets, crime, and civic life.

‘Somalis are the scapegoat’: fear rises as Trump targets Minneapolis community

Residents have had to adjust how they’re living – staying home, carrying passports – since Trump launched his attack

Elon Musk and Peter Thiel: The billionaires fomenting a global race war

The tech bros' strategy to protect their wealth is to direct fear and hostility towards 'the Other' - migrants, Muslims, the 'woke'

‘Detention Alley’: inside the Ice centres in the US south where foreign students and undocumented migrants languish

Foreign nationals caught up in Trump’s immigration dragnet are transported sometimes thousands of miles away to an isolated network of lockups and courts

More Evidence that Immigrants - Including Illegal Ones - Have Much Lower Crime Rates than Natives

A new Cato Institute study further refutes claims that illegal migration is somehow causing a crime wave.