MP3 and transcript of Julia Gillard's controversial 'Moving Forward' speech at the Lowy Institute yesterday is available from the institute's website here. Stay tuned at theangle.org for more discussion of the asylum seeker policies proposed by all parties in the lead up to the next federal election.
The Greens have described the Federal Government's decision to reopen the Howard-era Curtin detention centre as a backward step in asylum seeker policy, saying the disused WA Air Force base had been described as a "living hell hole," during its use under a previous Government.
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono is expected to discuss asylum seekers with his hosts as he arrives in Australia for a three-day visit.
By Rich Bowden: Australian Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has signalled he will return to a hardline refugee policy accusing the Government of lacking “steel” against asylum seekers who attempt to arrive in the country on boats. Speaking to reporters in the wake of the intervening of the third Australian-bound refugee boat in the last...
Well, that's the apology to the stolen generations over and done with, we now return you to your normal viewing; re-runs of the Howard Years.
We who hate the dehumanizing rhetoric are on course to lose the struggle for ‘hearts and minds.’
