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June 15, 2021

185 Things The Coalition Government Did to Asylum Seekers And Refugees

by Sarah Johnson


Image from Fairfax Media

Image from Fairfax Media

Hanging with Tim Stewart sounds awful, but wait until you read what else Scott Morrison and his band of fanatics have done…

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TAGS: Asylum Seekers


June 22, 2016

How Propaganda Numbs Australians To The Extraordinary Violence Of Our Refugee Policy

by Situation Theatre


Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Iranian Kurdish writer Behrouz Boochani. Image: Q & A, ABC TV.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Iranian Kurdish writer Behrouz Boochani. Image: Q & A, ABC TV.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Iranian Kurdish writer Behrouz Boochani. Image: Q & A, ABC TV.

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Iranian Kurdish writer Behrouz Boochani. Image: Q & A, ABC TV.

A speech given by Liam McLoughlin at a forum organised by Niko Leka and Hunter Asylum Seeker Advocacy.

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TAGS: Asylum Seekers


May 28, 2016

The Banality Of Peter Dutton

by Situation Theatre


Minister for Immigration, Peter Dutton appearing on ABC TV's 7:30 Report.

Minister for Immigration, Peter Dutton appearing on ABC TV's 7:30 Report.

Minister for Immigration, Peter Dutton appearing on ABC TV's 7:30 Report.

Minister for Immigration, Peter Dutton appearing on ABC TV's 7:30 Report.

Behind the risible Minister's hapless racism is the kind of evil Hannah Arendt once grappled with.

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TAGS: Asylum Seekers


May 16, 2016

An Open Letter To Malcolm Turnbull And Peter Dutton

by Situation Theatre


Photo by Global Panorama, Flickr

Photo by Global Panorama, Flickr

Photo by Global Panorama, Flickr

Photo by Global Panorama, Flickr

As Australia's refugee policies continue to inflict agony, it's time for the Prime Minister and Minister for Immigration to suspend their moral disengagement.

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TAGS: Asylum Seekers


February 15, 2016

The Hollow Man And The Real Leaders Of The Opposition

by Situation Theatre


Opposition Leader Bill Shorten.

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten.

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten.

Opposition Leader Bill Shorten.

An Opposition Leader in lock step with the government is one thing. But an Opposition Leader in lock step on basic human rights abuses...that's Bill Shorten. 

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TAGS: Asylum Seekers


February 2, 2016

Cause To Hope: How To Break Australia's Indifference To The Way We Treat Asylum Seekers

by Situation Theatre


Image via John Englart

Image via John Englart

Image via John Englart

Image via John Englart

The last fifteen years make it difficult to imagine. But it can be done.

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TAGS: Asylum Seekers


February 2, 2016

No Shame: The Science Behind Why Most Australians Feel Okay About Tormenting Asylum Seekers

by Situation Theatre


Image by James Fosdike

Image by James Fosdike

Image by James Fosdike

Image by James Fosdike

It's no accident. There's a science to this.

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TAGS: Asylum Seekers


November 10, 2015

If You Read Just One Open Letter Opposing Labor's Cruelty To Asylum Seekers, Make Sure It's This One

by Situation Theatre


(IMAGE: Takver, Flickr)

(IMAGE: Takver, Flickr)

(IMAGE: Takver, Flickr)

(IMAGE: Takver, Flickr)

In an open letter to the Labor Party caucus, Liam McLoughlin lays bare the lies, cynicism and political cowardice that underpins the party's position on asylum seekers.

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TAGS: Asylum Seekers


October 20, 2015

Prime Minister Scott Ludlam Apologises To The Tampa Generations

by Situation Theatre


A day of healing for refugees and our nation.

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TAGS: Asylum Seekers


April 21, 2015

Restoring Humanity: How Art Can Give Voice to Refugees

by Sarah Johnson


Shahla Shohani © Heidrun Lohr.

Shahla Shohani © Heidrun Lohr.

Shahla Shohani © Heidrun Lohr.

Shahla Shohani © Heidrun Lohr.

The federal government demonises and dehumanises refugees. Those actually affected by asylum seeker policy are fighting back.

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TAGS: Asylum Seekers


February 17, 2015

Australia's Leaders Have Conditioned Us To Ignore Asylum Seekers. Here's How.

by Sarah Johnson


The bystander effect is one of the most dangerous tools being used against those in need. But there are ways to combat it.

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TAGS: Asylum Seekers