Australia's temporary visa system is unfair, expensive, impractical and inconsistent. Here's how the new government could fix it
- Written by Mary Anne Kenny, Associate Professor, School of Law, Murdoch University
The election of the Albanese Labor government brings an opportunity to end one of the most detrimental elements of Australian refugee law and policy in the past decade: the use of temporary visas.
Temporary protection has been the only option available for asylum seekers who arrived by boat a decade ago and were recognised as refugees. Known as...
