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Alan Gamlen

The Guardian

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Canada is managing migration without a sledgehammer. Here's how Australia could do it too

Canada is managing migration without a sledgehammer. Here's how Australia could do it too

Australia's migration debate is at fever pitch, with both the government and One Nation announcing policies on the subject in the past week....

21.09.2026 20

Canberra Times

Alan Gamlen

Canada is managing migration without a sledgehammer. Here's how Australia could do it too

Canada is managing migration without a sledgehammer. Here's how Australia could do it too

Australia's migration debate is at fever pitch, with both the government and One Nation announcing policies on the subject in the past week. In...

21.09.2026 10

The Examiner

Alan Gamlen

Canada is managing migration without taking a sledgehammer approach. Here’s how Australia can, too

Canada is managing migration without taking a sledgehammer approach. Here’s how Australia can, too

As the debate over migration policy continues, it’s not too late for the government to address the pitfalls of its plan by looking to its Canadian...

21.09.2026 30

The Conversation

Alan Gamlen

One Nation’s immigration policy deserves serious discussion – but not for the reason you might think

The surprising thing about One Nation’s new immigration policy is not that it contains extreme ideas. It is that parts of it deserve serious...

14.09.2026 30

The Guardian

Alan Gamlen

Migration is not the problem. Bad migration policy is

Migration brings benefits, pressures and vulnerabilities. The challenge is not choosing between open and closed borders, but building institutions...

01.09.2026 30

Pearls and Irritations

Alan Gamlen

Australia has spent 25 years ‘stopping the boats’, but that’s not the same as controlling migration

Asylum seeker policy showed toughness in one small, but highly visible, part of the system while creating room to loosen policy everywhere else.

01.09.2026 20

The Conversation

Alan Gamlen

Anger and fear is real – but don't blame migrants

Australia’s anger over housing, inequality and living costs is real, but blaming migration risks fuelling the populist politics of fear and...

25.08.2026 20

Pearls and Irritations

Alan Gamlen

Six things Tony Burke should say about immigration

Australia’s post-COVID migration surge is receding, but it exposed deep weaknesses in the temporary visa system. Restoring public confidence...

17.08.2026 30

Pearls and Irritations

Alan Gamlen

What is migration for? How national needs wrestle with a basic human desire

Amid the fierce political debate about figures and systems, it’s easy to lose sight of the purpose of migration, to governments, individuals and...

29.06.2026 20

The Conversation

Alan Gamlen

Angus Taylor’s tough talk on migration puts politics over policy and risks feeding damaging stereotypes

Australia’s migration debate is obsessed with the wrong question. The question is usually: are too many people coming to Australia? But that framing...

15.05.2026 30

The Guardian

Alan Gamlen

Who really wants a ‘Big Australia’? Ignore the slogans, look at the evidence

Our analysis shows that while both major parties have influenced policy, long-term growth in migration – especially temporary migration – has been...

08.10.2025 30

WA Today

Alan Gamlen

Who really wants a ‘Big Australia’? Ignore the slogans, look at the evidence

Our analysis shows that while both major parties have influenced policy, long-term growth in migration – especially temporary migration – has been...

08.10.2025 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Alan Gamlen

Who really wants a ‘Big Australia’? Ignore the slogans, look at the evidence

Our analysis shows that while both major parties have influenced policy, long-term growth in migration – especially temporary migration – has been...

08.10.2025 40

The Age

Alan Gamlen

Who really wants a ‘Big Australia’? Ignore the slogans, look at the evidence

Our analysis shows that while both major parties have influenced policy, long-term growth in migration – especially temporary migration – has been...

08.10.2025 40

Brisbane Times

Alan Gamlen

The perfect storm: Why immigration has become the scapegoat for our age of crisis

26.09.2025 40

Canberra Times

Alan Gamlen

The perfect storm: Why immigration has become the scapegoat for our age of crisis

24.09.2025 50

Pearls and Irritations

Alan Gamlen

Australians took to the streets because they were scared by numbers that don’t exist

We cannot and should not write off everyone who marched. However, most of them are misinformed. Australia’s immigration crisis isn’t about numbers...

02.09.2025 50

WA Today

Alan Gamlen

Australians took to the streets because they were scared by numbers that don’t exist

We cannot and should not write off everyone who marched. However, most of them are misinformed. Australia’s immigration crisis isn’t about numbers...

02.09.2025 40

The Sydney Morning Herald

Alan Gamlen

Australians took to the streets because they were scared by numbers that don’t exist

We cannot and should not write off everyone who marched. However, most of them are misinformed. Australia’s immigration crisis isn’t about numbers...

02.09.2025 30

The Age

Alan Gamlen

Australians took to the streets because they were scared by numbers that don’t exist

We cannot and should not write off everyone who marched. However, most of them are misinformed. Australia’s immigration crisis isn’t about numbers...

02.09.2025 40

Brisbane Times

Alan Gamlen