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Newspaper items used in the compilation of this issue outline (see also the Web Links / Internet Information section)

NOTE: Items indexed from The Age are often syndicated in other Fairfax newspapers. Thus, the hyperlink below an Age item may lead to the same item on another Fairfax publication's website.

The Age:  September 2, 2012, page 14, editorial (ref to SBS program, "go back to where you came from"), `In reality, the conversation that Australia has to have'.
http://www.canberratimes.com.au/opinion/editorial/in-reality-the-conversation-that-australia-has-to-have-20120901-25791.html

The Australian:  September 1, 2012, page 21, editorial, `Offshore processing alone will not stop the boats'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/opinion/editorials/offshore-processing-alone-will-not-stop-the-boats/story-e6frg71x-1226462732236

The Australian:  September 1, 2012, page 15, comment (photos) by Cameron Stewart, `Few hear the policy on boats'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/national-affairs/few-hear-the-policy-on-boats/story-fn59niix-1226462730088

The Age:  September 1, 2012, page 20, comment (cartoon) by Virginia Trioli, `(Peter) Reith rewrites history to hide the shame of children overboard lie'.
http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/reith-rewrites-history-to-hide-the-shame-of-children-overboard-lie-20120831-255u3.html

The Age:  September 12, 2012, page 11, comment by Tim Lindsey, `Why we haven't convinced Indonesia to come aboard'.
http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/why-we-havent-convinced-indonesia-to-come-on-board-20120911-25qeu.html

The Australian:  September 18, 2012, page 14, comment by Judith Sloan, `End the boatpeople-Centrelink cycle'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/opinion/columnists/end-the-boatpeople-centrelink-cycle/story-fnbkvnk7-1226476061727

The Age:  September 15, 2012, page 21, comment (photo) by Michael Gordon, `The trouble with Labor's new-look Nauru solution'.
http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/the-trouble-with-labors-newlook-nauru-solution-20120914-25xvi.html

The Australian:  September 24, 2012, page 13, editorial, `Back where they came from'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/opinion/editorials/back-where-they-came-from/story-e6frg71x-1226479828149

The Australian:  October 2, 2012, page 13, editorial, `Far to go to stop the boats'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/opinion/editorials/far-to-go-to-stop-the-boats/story-e6frg71x-1226486140074

The Age:  October 5, 2012, page 15, comment (on detention without trial) by Ben Saul, `Trapped in the puzzle of security'.
http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/trapped-in-the-puzzle-of-security-20121004-2725q.html

The Australian:  October 13, 2012, page 23, editorial, `Regain control of our borders'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/opinion/editorials/regain-control-of-our-borders/story-e6frg71x-1226494755162

Herald-Sun:  October 22, 2012, page 12, comment by Andrew Bolt, `PM needs new plan to stop the boats'.
http://www.heraldsun.com.au/opinion/pm-needs-new-plan-to-stop-boats/story-e6frfifx-1226500247840

The Age:  October 19, 2012, page 15, comment by Waleed Aly, `Defeated in a cruel game'.
http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/defeated-in-a-cruel-game-20121018-27ttk.html

The Age:  October 31, 2012, page 5, comment by (on "excision" plan) Tony Wright, `Watch as we make a continent disappear'.
http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/watch-as-we-make-a-continent-disappear-20121030-28hqi.html

The Age:  November 3, 2012, page 17, comment (ref in part to "expert panel" report) by Michael Gordon, `Friendship hits a snag in a sea of confusion over boats'.
http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/friendship-hits-a-snag-in-a-sea-of-confusion-over-boats-20121102-28pgu.html

The Age:  November 2, 2012, page 17, comment (on excising of the mainland from Australian "migration zone") by Waleed Aly, `Shattering the facade of kindness'.
http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/shattering-the-facade-of-kindness-20121101-28mpv.html

The Australian:  November 22, 2012, page 13, editorial (with cartoon), `Demise of Pacific non-solution'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/opinion/editorials/demise-of-pacific-non-solution/story-e6frg71x-1226521536850

The Australian:  November 22, 2012, page 1, comment by Dennis Shanahan, `Admit it, the model has been broken'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/opinion/columnists/admit-it-the-model-has-been-broken/story-e6frg75f-1226521557053

The Age:  November 22, 2012, page 20, editorial, `Labor's head in the sand on Pacific detention'.
http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/editorial/labors-head-in-the-sand-on-pacific-detention-20121121-29q88.html

The Age:  November 27, 2012, page 13, comment (with Spooner cartoon) by "expert panel" member Paris Aristotle, `Unity for human rights'.
http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/unity-for-human-rights-20121126-2a3j0.html

The Australian:  November 24, page 21, comment (on release into the community) by Peter van Onselen, `Horrific policy ditches equality of opportunity'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/opinion/horrific-policy-ditches-labors-principle-of-equal-opportunity-for-asylum-seekers/story-e6frg6zo-1226522991781

The Age:  November 24, 2012, page 18, editorial, `Cynicism mars the debate on refugees'.
http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/editorial/cynicism-mars-the-debate-on-refugees-20121124-29zhm.html

The Age:  November 24, 2012, page 13, analysis (photos of Nauru) by Michael Gordon, `One hell of a paradise'.
http://www.smh.com.au/national/one-hell-of-a-paradise-20121123-29yr1.html

The Age:  November 23, 2012, page 17, comment by Michelle Grattan, `Bowen policy to deter boats laden with risks'.
http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/politics/bowen-policy-to-deter-boats-laden-with-risks-20121122-29stn.html

The Australian:  December 12, 2012, page 13, editorial, `Strengthening porous borders'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/opinion/editorials/strengthening-porous-borders/story-e6frg71x-1226534876988

The Australian:  December 10, 2012, page 13, editorial, `Border protection a stern test'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/opinion/editorials/border-protection-a-stern-test/story-e6frg71x-1226533224469

The Australian:  December 8, 2012, page 21, comment (photos) by Cameron Stewart, `Asylum-seekers back to where they started'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/features/asylum-seekers-back-to-where-they-started/story-e6frg6z6-1226532336700

The Age:  December 8, 2012, page 23, comment by Michael Gordon, `Team Legal goes in to bat for desperate Sri Lankans'.
http://www.smh.com.au/opinion/politics/team-legal-goes-in-to-bat-for-desperate-sri-lankans-20121207-2b10w.html

The Australian:  December 19, 2012, page 11, analysis (photos) by Stewart and Maley, `Battle for our borders'.
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/features/battle-for-our-borders/story-e6frg6z6-1226539995051#

The Age:  December 27, 2012, page 2, analysis by Hall and Flitton, `Tortuous journey in search of policy on boat people'.
http://www.theage.com.au/national/tortuous-journey-in-search-of-policy-on-boat-people-20121226-2bwhc.html

The Age:  January 8, 2013, page 9, comment by Adrian Franklin, `Hatred of feral cats hides a sinister truth'.
http://www.theage.com.au/opinion/society-and-culture/hatred-of-feral-cats-hides-a-sinister-truth-20130107-2ccqu.html