asylum seekers Factcheck: did 1200 refugees die at sea under Labor? March 4th, 2015 In an article co-written for The Conversation, Associate Professor Mary Anne Kenny from the School of Law assesses the truth of Senator George Brandis’ statement that 1200 asylum seekers are estimated to have died at sea during the last Labor government. + Find out more Opinion: Manus Island hunger strikes are a call to Australia’s conscience January 19th, 2015 As reports of hunger strikes among asylum seekers in the Manus Island detention centre continue to emerge, Associate Professor Mary Anne Kenny is among a group of academics to argue that the Abbott government’s refusal to negotiate could lead to deaths. + Find out more Opinion: The political and geographical limits of morality July 9th, 2014 Political scientist Professor Mark Beeson posed some tough questions in his recent piece about asylum seekers in The Conversation. + Find out more Opinion: What underlies public prejudice towards asylum seekers May 12th, 2014 Dr Anne Pedersen and fellow Curtin University researcher Dr Lisa Hartley have jointly contributed an article to The Conversation about the underlying causes of prejudice in Australia towards asylum seekers. + Find out more Researcher says change the discourse on Asia August 26th, 2013 Dr Craig Whitsed looks at how Asia is generally discussed as either a resource to be exploited or a threat and challenges Australia to develop its 'social imagination'. + Find out more Study finds quality interaction eases refugee prejudice July 3rd, 2013 Murdoch University-led research has found that quality interaction, not length of interaction, is the key to reducing anxiety about, and prejudice toward, refugees. + Find out more University academics challenge asylum seeker policy July 16th, 2012 A Murdoch University academic is leading calls for politicians to rethink their proposals for asylum seeker policy with an open letter signed by over 200 university academics. + Find out more Prejudice and myths cloud view of asylum seekers November 11th, 2011 More needs to be done to expose the myths surrounding asylum seekers to break down the prejudices that exist against this group, according to a new Murdoch University study. + Find out more