Lift-off for Britain’s Rwanda outsourcing plan? Don’t bet on it

by Rashmee

Posted on June 14, 2022


It’s been two months since Britain struck a deal with Rwanda to send asylum-seekers on …

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It’s time for the world to discuss the very concept of asylum and refuge all over again

by Rashmee

Posted on March 27, 2021


/ FAITH, HOPE… The British government has proposed a massive overhaul of the way it …

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Trump eviscerates G7 - and America’s leadership

by Rashmee

Posted on May 31, 2020 / The Focus


Donald Trump wants to turn the G7 group of advanced economies into the ‘G10 or …

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The lessons of Australia’s ‘climate-change’ election

by Rashmee

Posted on May 20, 2019


Be careful not to read the wrong lessons from the surprise result of Australia’s so-called …

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What joins India and Australia? The answer might surprise you

by Rashmee

Posted on April 18, 2019


Consider the following paragraph: “Since at least the 1990s, XXXX conservatism has offered a highly …

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Performance art form that’s stripped down to the basics

by Rashmee

Posted on April 6, 2019 / First Post


Australian comedy promoter Simon Morley has made a career out of playing with himself. His …

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Christmas is over but Australia seems in the mood to play Santa

by Rashmee

Posted on January 19, 2019


Just days ago (Thursday, January 17), Australia’s Prime Minister Scott Morrison said that Canberra would …

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The migration compact doesn’t help a fraught debate

by Rashmee

Posted on December 16, 2018 / The Arab Weekly


It’s being billed as the first international deal on the migration crisis but it’s not …

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Why Europe seeks an ‘Australian solution’ to the migrant issue

by Rashmee

Posted on July 8, 2018 / The Arab Weekly


When European leaders talk of establishing “disembarkation platforms” for migrants in the Middle East and …

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Is Tripoli the place to watch re. Europe’s ‘disembarkation platforms’?

by Rashmee

Posted on July 2, 2018


Anyone who believed the guff that came out of Brussels on Friday morning probably regards …

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Rashmee has lived and worked in several countries in the past decade, including Afghanistan, India, Haiti, Tunisia, the UAE, US and UK