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Policy CommonsA comment on MBIE’s decision to change its practice of detaining asylum claimants Part 2
By Tim Fadgen --Part II— In my last post, I summarised the Victoria Casey QC’s assessment of the New Zealand government’s practice of detaining asylum seekers and MBIE’s recent choice to (largely) accept this criticism and to enact changes to improve New Zealand’s...
A comment on MBIE’s decision to change its practice of detaining asylum claimants
By Tim Fadgen --Part I-- On 3 May 2022, the Ministry for Business Innovation and Employment (MBIE) accepted recommendations made in review of its practice of detaining asylum seekers. The review, conducted by Victoria Casey QC, was initiated at the request of the...
Healthier Lives National Science Challenge: Policy Inventory
A report commissioned by the Healthier Lives–He Oranga Hauora National Science Challenge...
Panel Discussion – Pandemic precarity: Exposing our Inequities
Around the world, Covid-19 has exposed and deepened existing social inequities. Frontline...
NZ Budget 2021
Hon Grant Robertson presented the NZ Budget 2021 to Parliament on Thursday 20 May. Public...
Australia and Aotearoa New Zealand’s Deportation Policy and Practice in Regional Context
By Dr Tim Fadgen Deportation policy is a regional dilemma that won’t be solved by Australia and...
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Panel Discussion – Pandemic precarity: Exposing our Inequities
Around the world, Covid-19 has exposed and deepened existing social inequities. Frontline workers are typically low paid and often from disadvantaged groups. Women have borne the brunt of caring responsibilities during the pandemic which has had negative effects on...
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Watch: Auckland Trade and Economic Policy School 2020 (Day 2)
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Watch: Auckland Trade and Economic Policy School 2020 (Day 1)
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