Cultural Diversity News
Unsettling the settler state
Wednesday, 10 March 2010 19:18
On 26 of February 2010 the centre for Indigenous Policy and Dialogue Research Unit at UNSW hosted a workshop in the lead-up to the publication of Unsettling the Settler State: Creativity and Resistance in Indigenous Governance. The book, exploring the successes and challenges of the path toward self-governance for Indigenous Australians, will consist of contributions from Indigenous and non-Indigenous authors from across Australia.
International Conflict, Religion and Culture: Implications for Southeast Asia and Australia
Tuesday, 09 March 2010 10:44
Since the September 11 2001 attacks, Muslim communities have frequently been marginalised and discriminated against by the media, government departments and community groups.
This three year project aims to examine the cultural and religious tensions that have emerged in Southeast Asia since September 11. The countries in focus are the Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia and Australia.
In August-September 2007, the Centre for Dialogue co-hosted a major international conference in the Philippines with Ateneo de Manila University (Philippines), the Centre for the Study of Islam and Society (Indonesia) and the International Movement for a Just World (Malaysia). Distinguished scholars and researchers compared responses to racial, cultural and religious tensions that have emerged post September 11 in selected focus countries.
The boats will keep coming
Monday, 08 March 2010 14:40
The Weekend Australian report by Paige Taylor that Canberra is quietly considering where it will put accommodation on Christmas Island for a nearly three-fold increase in immigration detainees is as close to an admission of problems with the present policy as we are likely to get.
Asylum-seekers `on the beaches', Coalition claims
Monday, 08 March 2010 14:34
Australia could be "swamped" by asylum-seekers, the federal opposition warns, if boat arrivals continue at their current rate.
The interception of a third vessel in a week has prompted the coalition to suggest there is a risk that up to 10,000 asylum-seekers could start heading to Australia by boat each year.
Read more: Asylum-seekers `on the beaches', Coalition claims
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