The Australian: AAP, December 18, 2011 2:53PM
Tragedy … the asylum seeker boat crash at Christmas Island / Pic: Channel 9 Source: The Daily Telegraph
THE latest boat disaster off Indonesia is proof the Gillard government’s policies are risking lives, lawyers acting for survivors of the Christmas Island disaster say.A wooden boat packed with up to 250 […]
When the atrocities of World War II and the Nazi holocaust occurred the world vowed to never allow such a travesty to happen again. In fact, the original refugee convention was drawn up for the very purpose of accommodating the many refugees generated from the impact of the war.
In 1939, over 72 years ago a ship […]
This was a message that RRAN received from a man staying in Perth Detention Centre during the anti-deportation actions. Two Tamil men were due to be deported back to Sri Lanka so members of RRAN surrounded the detention centre. Whilst we were doing so some of the guys inside kicked a volleyball over the fence, […]
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Take more asylum seekers to ensure fewer boats
By Kate Gauthier, The Punch. From http://www.thepunch.com.au/articles/take-more-asylum-seekers-to-ensure-fewer-boats/:
The grace period for not politicising human tragedy is less than 24 hours. Both major parties are in full swing – misinforming the public, drumming up fear and spinning themselves out of any actual policy action.
Cartoon: Warren Brown
The fact remains that […]