Start from a question.
Each issue gathers the law, the movement, and the people on one strategic problem, with a playbook of what worked and what failed.
When a state tries to move asylum seekers to a third country for processing, when does the law stop it?
How courts constrain sending asylum seekers to a third country, and the advocacy that forced evacuations.
Does the duty not to return people to danger apply before they reach your shore?
Whether the duty not to return people to danger reaches the high seas: the Hirsi and Sale split.
Can a state detain non-citizens without a court promptly checking why?
Whether non-citizens can be held without prompt judicial review, across courts and a venue-shifting campaign.
Can a government switch off the right to claim asylum at its border?
Litigation and advocacy against transit bans, entry restrictions, and rules that close the asylum door.
How young is too young to be held criminally responsible, and why does the line keep moving?
The campaign to lift the minimum age of criminal responsibility to at least 14, and the states that moved both ways.
What happens to children inside youth detention, and what have the inquiries found?
Royal commissions and inspectorate reports into conditions, abuse, and the use of adult prisons for children.
What works instead of detention, and who should hold the money?
The evidence for community-led, place-based alternatives to youth detention, and the money that follows.
Thirty years after the royal commission, why do First Nations people keep dying in custody?
The 1991 royal commission, its recommendations, and the gap between them and what was implemented.