In my work as Public Policy Editor, I’ve been speaking with a range of academic experts about the biggest policy issue of our moment: migration. I’ve wanted to know which aspects deserve more attention and analysis, and their insights have been fascinating. Like this piece by historian Mark Cully, who chronicled how Australia has relied on migration since colonisation.
But I’ve also called my family and friends. I wanted to know what people who don’t research migration policy for a living thought about a topic dominating many dinner table discussions around the country at the moment.
They told me they don’t understand how the system works. What tests do migrants have to pass to enter Australia, and what are they eligible for once they arrive? I took their questions, and many others, back to the researchers in search of answers.
Migration expert Louisa Jones stepped up to the challenge, debunking five common myths about Australia’s migration system. You might be surprised by what you learn.
Also today, the agony and ecstasy of penalty shoot-outs were on full display as Morocco and Paraguay knocked European powerhouses the Netherlands and Germany out of the World Cup yesterday. Robbie Wilson has studied penalties intently from the perspectives of biomechanics, psychology and mathematical modelling in an attempt to explain how they are won and lost.
