Refugees in Australia: The past, the present and what next?

Friday, 19 June 2020 - 10:00am to 10:30am

Jacques and Jennifer talk about the treatment of refugees, asylum seekers and migrants in Australia comparing some of the past policies and

practices, from disaenfranchising the locals, rejecting non-whites, accepting 'other' Europeans, then the breakthrough of the Vietnamese

to the present terrible treatment of asylum seekers.... And the story is rather abysmal...

 

 

 
 
 

 

Friday 10:00am to 10:30am
Think Again offers weekly conversations and reflections about current events, trends and public pronouncements on contemporary and emerging issues. The show moves beyond what we read and hear via the public and ‘social’ media, to invite alternative possibilities to guide our thinking, living and organising.

Presenter

Jennifer Borrell & Jacques Boulet

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