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Is the Australian government scared of children?
Children’s complaints to the UN could embarrass Canberra, but should be heard. By Dr Paula Gerber and Melissa Castan Is the Australian Government scared of children? Is there any other explanation for why we have refused to sign on to the new system that allows children to bring complaints of human rights violations to the…
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‘Push Backs’ of Boats to Indonesia
By Maria O’Sullivan This piece considers whether the opposition’s plan to “tow back” boats to Indonesia complies with international law. On 17 July, our associate Azadeh Dastyari published this critique of the opposition’s claim that its plan is similar to the United States’ tow back policy. For a number of years now, the debate about how to…
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