Tag Archive | Human Rights
SBS: Go Back Where You Came From
Tonight I snapped a selection of Tweets during the screening of Go Back Where You Came From, the second series on SBS. A trailer follows. Both speak for themselves. WATCH IT!
David Manne brings High Court challenge
Eight days ago I wrote “Ranjini needs our help to encourage the government to find a better way“. As can be seen from the content and links in the article, I wasn’t the only one very concerned about the situation. Last night David Manne, Executive Director, Refugee & Immigration Legal Centre, announced on Twitter he had: Just […]
Ranjini needs our help to encourage the government to find a better way
There has also been media coverage. Below is a quotation from Ranjini’s husband in an article appearing in The Age. “We were happy and the kids were even happier … we wanted to start new life with hope. But now we are shocked…We are separated. There has been too much pain before. Are we going […]
Unbalanced article fuels moral panic
This morning I glanced at Twitter and noticed @SandiHLogan of DIAC sending messages to @MirandaDevine (Daily Telegraph journalist), criticising her article titled, emotively, “Fooled by a ship of frauds“. Stupidly, I had to stick my nose in, didn’t I? In for a penny, in for a pound, so from Twitter to my own article. Edit: Since I published […]
Equality does not mean sameness
On my recent article Bullying isn’t cool, Nancy of Spirit Lights The Way commented: When we accept ourselves “as is,” we are more able to shrug off the irrelevant opinions of others. Instead of poisoning ourselves by internalizing the hate, ignorance, and fear demonstrated by the bullies of life (who are trying to make themselves […]
Application of Stereotypes – revisited
Back in December last year I wrote about the Application of Stereotypes. All Americans have big hair and perfect teeth. Do they? Not in my experience. The English only bath once a week. Highly unlikely, don’t you think? Australians are all binge drinkers. As a nation we have a well documented problem in this regard, […]
Is the law an ass?
Charles Dickens must have felt there was some truth to the thought, as the character of Mr Bumble expresses this sentiment in Oliver Twist. I have been trying to find a way to seek restitution from the Government for the financial, emotional and physical costs incurred during our journey. It seems that should I be […]
Random Observations of Life 