New CPD online media resource addresses misinformation Experts in this complex field of refugee and immigration policy, CPD fellows John Menadue, Arja Keski-Nummi and Kate Gauthier collaborated on a unique… more
Refugee policy
Crikey | 11 June 2013
Asylum seeker policies that utilise scare tactics will not work. Both major parties want to tighten up the refugee determination process and stop the boats, CPD’s John Menadue and Arja… more
The Wire | 13 June 2013
A comparison of immigration policies… While both major parties pursue populist policies, whether either set will work is questionable. CPD fellow Arja Keski-Nummi discusses the details and compares the party policies… more
ABC Australian Network News | 11 June 2013
Australian government calls off search for asylum seekers A brief interview with Arja Keski-Nummi, one of the authors of the Refugee Facts online media resource concluded Thom Cookes’s report on responses… more
The Sydney Morning Herald | 11 June 2013
Arja Keski-Nummi interviewed: Abbot plan to stop boats ‘won’t work’… Arja is a CPD fellow and former First Assistant Secretary of the Refugee, Humanitarian and International Division of the Dept of… more
PromiseWatch 2013: the Houston panel
5. What the parties have pledged on Asylum-seekers and refugees… Published in partnership with Crikey, the PromiseWatch 2013 series captures snapshots of the major parties’ platforms in major policy areas Refugee policy… more
Refugeefacts—media handbook | The truth about refugees & asylum seekers
New CPD online media resource addresses misinformation Experts in this complex field of refugee and immigration policy, CPD fellows John Menadue, Arja Keski-Nummi and Kate Gauthier collaborated on a unique… more
John Menadue and Arja Keski-Nummi | The Drum Unleashed, 29 August 2012
Seismic shift in asylum policy exposes ghosts of intolerance CPD Fellows ask how to best implement the imperfect set of solutions that is the Houston report While the government has… more
Arja Keski-Nummi | ABC RN Drive
Parliamentary approval sought for off-shore processing CPD Fellow joins Jenny McGregor in conversation with Waleed Aly CPD Fellow Arja Keski-Nummi was interviewed on ABC RN Drive, alongside AsiaLink CEO Jenny McGregor. Arja expressed her regret… more
Menadue & Keski-Nummi | The Age, 13 August 2012
Refugees: what we should do CPD Fellows propose a way forward as the Expert Panel on Asylum Seekers reports today John Menadue and Arja Keski-Nummi offer six action points to shape policy that recognises Australia’s obligation to… more