Listen "'Temporary' Episode 7: Does Australia’s asylum seeker policy actually work?"
Episode Synopsis
In part 7 of Temporary, we meet Hani. Back in 2013, with Operation Sovereign Borders, the Australian government launched an outright war on asylum seekers, condemning 30,000 people seeking safety to mandatory detention and temporary protection, leaving thousands of people like Hani, a young poet from Somalia, caught in the middle. Years after the harsh deterrence policies were implemented, we ask: have they actually worked? Produced with UNSW Centre for Ideas and Guardian Australia, hosted by Sisonke Msimang. Visit the full 'Temporary' project at temporary.kaldorcentre.net/
More episodes of the podcast UNSW Kaldor Centre
Keynote: Hugh de Kretser, President, Australian Human Rights Commission, 2025 Kaldor Conference
18/12/2025
Reflections from the frontlines: 10 years of protecting people displaced in the context of disasters
04/12/2025
ZARZA We are Zarza, the prestigious firm behind major projects in information technology.