[Link] Maya Assad's family has been stateless for generations, but that could soon change

Read: 10/4/2022 www.abc.net.au

For more than a year the engineer and her businessman husband had been jobless, as the economy in the country in which she was born and raised, Lebanon, imploded.

afghan refugees afghanistan afghanistan geopolitics aus citizenship aus immigrants aus migrants aus refugees australia citizenship civil engineering engineer profession greater middle east immigrants immigration interviews lebanese refugees lebanon middle east migrant workers migration nice stories palestine palestinian refugees palestinians pilot programs refugees regional australia skilled refugee pilot stateless people ukraine ukraine geopolitics ukrainian refugees united nations visas

[Link] Environmentalists argue Peter Thiel’s luxury NZ lodge will ‘destroy’ lake landscape

Read: 19/10/2021 www.theguardian.com

Billionaire Peter Thiel is facing opposition from New Zealand environmental groups over his plans to build a luxury lodge in Wānaka, an alpine town on the South Island.

billionaires citizenship entrepreneurship environment new zealand nz environment peter thiel philanthropy rich people

[Link] Australians who live overseas now unable to leave country if they return for visit

Read: 7/8/2021 www.theguardian.com

The Australian government has quietly expanded its ban on Australian citizens leaving the country to include people who are ordinarily residents in another country, meaning that even people who live overseas may not be allowed to leave Australia.

aus citizenship aus covid response aus dept foreign affairs aus travel australia australia borders australian government australian law australians overseas borders citizenship covid borders covid travel travel