Search Results: Villawood
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EUREKA STREET TV
- Peter Kirkwood
- 24 February 2011
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EUREKA STREET TV
- Peter Kirkwood
- 24 February 2011
Renowned immigration lawyer Kerry Murphy explains how changes in government refugee policy are strongly coloured by community fears about migrants and refugees.
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INTERNATIONAL
- Kerry Murphy
- 17 December 2010
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Let's hope Wednesday's tragic events are not exploited for political advantage. We remember those who died and offer prayers and condolences for their families. For the living, they need to be treated with dignity.
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AUSTRALIA
- Ben Coleridge
- 16 November 2010
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Soon enough there was a group of children in the yard and a soccer game was about to begin. First we had to decide the teams. I asked one small boy, whose family was from Sri Lanka, which country he wanted his team to be. 'Australia,' he yelled back.
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RELIGION
- Andrew Hamilton
- 27 September 2010
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Groups concerned for asylum seekers are now faced with bad Australian policies on asylum seekers like the regional processing centre and a harsher regime of detention. They should reject the policies but cooperate with governments to minimise the harm caused to asylum seekers by them.
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INTERNATIONAL
- Kerry Murphy
- 24 September 2010
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The recent tragic death of a man in Villawood Detention Centre has again raised questions about the need for Australia's harmful detention policy. Strong leadership is required to reform the process and abandon the 'race to the bottom' we saw during the election.
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AUSTRALIA
- John Falzon
- 15 January 2010
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A Japanese homeless man was sending the most exquisite poems to a popular newspaper. There is nothing extraordinary about a person experiencing homelessness producing great poetry. Yet the scenario was regarded with astonishment. October 2009
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AUSTRALIA
- John Falzon
- 12 October 2009
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A Japanese homeless man was sending the most exquisite poems to a popular newspaper. There is nothing extraordinary about a person experiencing homelessness producing great poetry. Yet the scenario was regarded with astonishment.
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INTERNATIONAL
- Georgina Costello
- 26 June 2006
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The trafficking of women highlights the consequences of the government’s policy on illegal immigration
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EDUCATION
Educator Tom Mann recalls his experiences of working with children in detention
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AUSTRALIA
The organisational culture within Australia’s Department of Immigration appears to have little regard for human rights, but an ex-insider says it didn’t have to be that way
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