We are better than this
2015
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The Australian government's policy to t́urn back the boats and condemn asylum seekers to indefinite detention is an open and weeping sore. Government standing is undermined. Australia is condemned internationally. Over and over, Tony Abbott proclaims that the only measure of accountability is that the boats have been stopped, even when the price is physical and sexual abuse, profound psychological damage and death in detention centres. And on the sea, return to the dangers that so many have risked everything to escape. How do we stand by and allow this to happen? Why are not we all marching in the streets? How has the government so skewed the argument that the most needy, courageous and desperate people have become demonised? In this collection of essays lawyers Frank Brennan and Julian Burnside are joined by eminent thinkers, teachers and activists. They clarify the issues, explain the truth of the law, clear away the spin. Their words empower us with knowledge.
Main title:
We are better than this / edited by Robyn Cadwallader with a foreword by Tim Winton.
Imprint:
Hindmarsh, SA : ATF Press, 2015
Collation:
xi, 202 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-202)
ISBN:
97819215116229781921511721
Dewey class:
325.210994625.210994
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
262752
More Information:
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandringham Library | Adult Non Fiction - Society and Beliefs | 625.210994 WEA | Available |