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"As one of its first acts in government, the newly elected Labor government
turned back a boat of Sri Lankan asylum seekers trying to enter Australia.
Labor has vowed to continue Operation Sovereign Borders, including boat
turnbacks and offshore detention. This is concerning. Not only do turnbacks
violate international law, but offshore detention has resulted in torture and
cruel and inhuman treatment of refugees.
Even more concerning is the lack of criticism Labor has received for continuing
offshore detention and turnbacks. Apart from being condemned by human rights
groups and minor political parties, Labor’s refugee policies appear to have
gone without much comment from a large part of the Australian public.
As I found in my new research paper, the Australian government has used three
forms of denial, creating physical and psychological distance between itself
and refugees.
This allows the federal government to promote illegal and harmful policies
while proclaiming to still be upholding human rights."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
