Tag: asylum seekers
Peter Dutton is whipping up fear on the medevac law, but it defies logic and compassion
The medevac law was passed to streamline the process for emergency
medical evacuation of refugees from Manus Island and Nauru. Thirty-one people
have been...
Cruel, and no deterrent: why Australia’s policy on asylum seekers must change
Iranian Kurdish poet Behrouz Boochani, a long term detainee on
on Manus, wrote about the cruelty he witnessed in detention in his...
How the next Australian government can balance security and compassion for asylum seekers
Crossbenchers Kerryn Phelps, Julia Banks and
Rebekah Sharkie celebrate the passing of the “Medivac” law through
the House of Representatives. AAP/Lukas Coch
With...
A warm review of Asylum from Readers’ Favorite
“Asylum is a solid story that deals with one woman’s journey to adulthood while underscoring the social and political injustices faced by those who...