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‘A toxic policy with little returns’ – lessons for the UK-Rwanda deal from Australia and the US

‘A toxic policy with little returns’ – lessons for the UK-Rwanda deal from Australia and the US: One afternoon in mid-June, I sat with Ethan*, a local islander, at Nauru’s boat harbour. He was speaking about how life had changed in the country since an asylum deal with Australia. Just a few years before my …

Doctors are leaving Ireland and heading for Australia in droves – here’s why

Doctors are leaving Ireland and heading for Australia in droves – here’s why: kovop/Shutterstock In 2022, 442 Irish doctors were issued with temporary work visas for Australia. This is a significant number of doctors compared with the total that Ireland trains each year (725 graduated in 2021). Ireland has a long history of doctor emigration. …

Where the beach needs reconstruction, where the palm trees have it hard – Fitzroy St and St Kilda Esplanade, St Kilda, Melbourne, Australia 091207

A cool Kings Beach image: Where the beach needs reconstruction, where the palm trees have it hard – Fitzroy St and St Kilda Esplanade, St Kilda, Melbourne, Australia 091207 Image by David Jackmanson The title of this photo comes from the Paul Kelly song "From St Kilda to Kings Cross" – you can watch the …

Cool British Library digitised image from page 250 of “[La Maison John Bull et Cie.] John Bull & Co. The Great Colonial Branches of the Firm: Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa” image

A nice South African City image: British Library digitised image from page 250 of “[La Maison John Bull et Cie.] John Bull & Co. The Great Colonial Branches of the Firm: Canada, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa” Image by The British Library Image taken from: Title: "[La Maison John Bull et Cie.] John Bull …