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dc.contributor.authorBarry, Kaya
dc.contributor.authorGhimire, Narayan
dc.date.accessioned2020-10-09T00:42:30Z
dc.date.available2020-10-09T00:42:30Z
dc.date.issued2020
dc.identifier.issn0004-9182
dc.identifier.doi10.1080/00049182.2020.1822582
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/398252
dc.description.abstractThis article examines how biosecurity is monitored at the Australian border, and the implications this has on the personal belongings and materials of migrants. Drawing on interviews with Nepalese who are migrating to Australia for study, or are visiting family who reside there, we highlight the often tense situations that emerge due to the types of materials and belongings that they bring with them. Close monitoring of individuals and the materials in their luggage upon arrival restricts the flow of foods, medicines, duty free goods, plants, animals, recreational equipment and more, amplifying the biosecurity ‘threat’ that a wide variety of materials may encompass. By tracing first-hand accounts alongside the cultural and political influences through a material lens, we argue that there are significant inconsistencies with the level of scrutiny that some migrants experience. This article contributes to critiques on Australia’s biosecurity and migration practices, furthering understandings of how materials play a vital role in migration experiences.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherRoutledge Journals, Taylor & Francis Ltd
dc.relation.ispartofjournalAustralian Geographer
dc.subject.fieldofresearchPolitical science
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCultural geography
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode4408
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode440601
dc.subject.keywordsSocial Sciences
dc.subject.keywordsGeography
dc.subject.keywordsBiosecurity
dc.subject.keywordsmigration
dc.subject.keywordsmateriality
dc.titleSecuring materials at international borders: exploring the biosecurity practices of Nepalese migrants to Australia
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dcterms.bibliographicCitationBarry, K; Ghimire, N, Securing materials at international borders: exploring the biosecurity practices of Nepalese migrants to Australia, Australian Geographer, 2020
dc.date.updated2020-10-08T04:54:03Z
gro.description.notepublicThis publication has been entered into Griffith Research Online as an Advanced Online Version.
gro.hasfulltextNo Full Text
gro.griffith.authorBarry, Kaya T.


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