Six members of BMRSG attended the Rural Australians for Refugees (RAR) National Conference held in Wodonga in April 2018.
One of the group Roger Grealy writes of his experiences of the conference.
This is Part 1 of 3 articles on the wide range of speakers, workshops and great people we met.Read more
Julian Burnside writes “On 9 May I launched OFFSHORE by Madeline Gleeson
Madeline is a Research Associate at the wonderful Andrew & Renata Kaldor Centre for International Refugee Law
It is a terrific book. Buy it; read it; ask yourself: “How did it come to this?”
I have never launched a book which is as compelling as Offshore”
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Read the views of Frank Brennan, Waleed Aly, Julian Burnside and Richard Ackland on the PNG High Court decision that Australia must close the detention centre on Manus Island.Read more
The Australian Human Rights Commission has just released their report on The Forgotten Children: National Inquiry into Children in Immigration Detention (2014). This is a “must read” report for anyone interested in the rights of asylum seeker children. Click on the image on the left and follow the links to read or download this report. Read more
2014 Sydney Peace Prize awarded to Julian Burnside AO QC “Boat people are not illegal;… our politicians have persuaded us to tolerate – even to reward – cruelty…” Julian Burnside’s inspiring lecture is available on line on ABC Big Ideas Listen to Julian Burnside’s interview on ABC Sunday Profile 7 November 2014Read more
Australia needs long term policy to handle immigration says major new report Sarah Whyte Immigration Correspondent SMH 4 November 2014 The Abbott government may have claimed victory in stopping the boats, but that should only be the beginning of Australia’s response to the long-term humanitarian crisis of displaced people, a major report into the country’sRead more
