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Richard Johnson

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Bondi inquiry must probe migration and normalisation of antisemitism

The royal commission’s interim report lays a platform for a far-reaching pivot out of policy complacency and bad politics on immigration and...

03.05.2026 20

Financial Review

Richard Johnson

Australia thought it had solved immigration. It hadn’t

The hard-won “Tampa settlement” of the Howard era has now all but fallen apart. It’s no longer enough to be tough on borders.

10.02.2026 20

Financial Review

Richard Johnson

Weak governance made Adelaide Writers’ fall inevitable

Even for a guest who’s said very questionable things and sought to de-platform others, uninviting Abel-Fattah was ungracious, undignified and...

21.01.2026 20

Financial Review

Richard Johnson