
Ben Doherty
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International Affairs, The Guardian. Australia. Fellow @risj_oxford Oxford University. Opinions - hilarious/insightful/otherwise - my own.
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Salma and her daughter are on the brink of homelessness, because a tourist visa is the only way in for Palestinians seeking refuge in Australia from Israel's bombardment. Guardian Australia ASRC Human Rights Law Centre theguardian.com/australia-news…

The consequences of the government’s new migration legislation could be dire – for individuals and for Australia, by Jane McAdam Daniel Ghezelbash Tristan Harley Madeline Gleeson theconversation.com/the-consequenc… via The Conversation - Australia + New Zealand

Labor’s deportation bill will only create an endless roundabout between immigration detention and prison. Read our op-ed by Sanmati AK and Laura John in Guardian Australia 👇🏽 theguardian.com/commentisfree/…



“It’s appalling,” Betia Shakiba an Iranian refugee and lawyer “and a slap in the face. This bill is a pure definition of discrimination. Aust prides itself on being a multicultural society and on being non-discriminatory, but this bill says the opposite.” theguardian.com/australia-news…





🧵 Lolita came to Australia for safety. She is now gone. Women are entitled to be and feel safe. The Australian covers what we believe happened to Lolita. theaustralian.com.au/nation/lolita-… Demand action #FindLolita #FreeLolita


Such a raw, personal and powerful piece from my UNSW Law & Justice UNSW Kaldor Centre colleague Sherine Al Shallah Sherine Al Shallah | شيرين الشلاح theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

“America is running a high temperature at the moment.” I spoke with Guardian Australia’s Ben Doherty about what the US presidential election means for the world. theguardian.com/us-news/2024/n…

ICYMI: Australia is responsible for asylum seekers on Nauru, the UN Human Rights Committee ruled late last week. In this Ben Doherty Guardian Australia story (bit.ly/405Ck16) about the cases brought by Alison Battisson and by Sarah Dale, Madeline Gleeson put it this way:


I spoke to Guardian Australia’s Ben Doherty about the threat of vigilante billionaires and an increasingly virulent global plutocracy theguardian.com/australia-news…

#auspol Ben Doherty Bob Carr says Aukus a ‘colossal surrender of sovereignty’ if submarines do not arrive under Australian control Former foreign minister says it is ‘inevitable’ US won’t supply nuclear-powered submarines under Aukus theguardian.com/australia-news…

Meanwhile, away from the Elon Musk & Donald J. Trump spat, in news from people w/o power... important refugee reporting in Guardian Australia by Ben Doherty in PNG, w/pix by Mikearoo : “How long do we wait? What will happen to us? We deserve answers.” theguardian.com/australia-news…

Wonderful reporting here from Ben Doherty and Mike Bowers