Seema Chishti reviews Landscapes of Loss: The Story of an Indian Drought, by Kavitha Iyer thehindu.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from thehindu.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
With the advance of the Taliban in parts of Afghanistan and the withdrawal of coalition forces, the question of how to help Afghans who worked intimately with Australian forces has become a significant media and political issue. Former Prime Minister John Howard, who dispatched Australian troops to the conflict in 2001, has thrown his support behind allowing visas for Afghans who worked with Australian agencies “where it is clearly the case that they could be in danger of retribution”.
Howard is right. There is no real disagreement that those Afghans who worked in close support of Australian troops during the conflict will likely be at risk from the Taliban and should be looked after. Since 2013, more than 1400 visas have been issued to Afghan support staff and their families, allowing them to migrate, and Australia should be justifiably proud of this achievement.
Australia s Offshore Refugee Detention Under Fire undispatch.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from undispatch.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The detained Biloela family have achieved a small victory in the support of Barnaby Joyce, yet their future still remains questionable, writes Joanna Psar