There are a few things that separate the arrival of Maria and Zahoor at Villawood Detention Centre: ten years, a few policy reforms and two very large fences.
The two mums share vastly different experiences within Villawood -- Maria in the 1980s and Zahoor in the 1990s.
The stories of their ordeals within the Villawood Detention Centre are traced in Villawood Mums, the latest episode from the Urban Stories Crew... Read on >>>>
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Tuesday, 06 July 2010
The Uniting Church in Australia believes that there is little reason to be anxious about boat arrivals and more reason to be anxious about the continuing use of traumatised people to score political points in an election year.
Rev. Alistair Macrae, President of the Uniting Church in Australia, said, “We are very pleased to hear the Prime Minister speak the truth – that the percentage of the world’s refugees that come to Australia can only be described as tiny. We call on Ms Gillard to do even more to dispel the myths and scaremongering...
UAICC Newsletter July 12
