The prime minister has said that he is paying ‘close attention’ to Manus and Nauru asylum seekers,but says ‘we’re not going to make policy changes on the escape’. That pledge would be harder to make whether he saw the suffering for himselfIn a hand written letter Manus Island asylum seekers have congratulated the modern prime minister on his ascent. Will Malcolm Turnbull reciprocate the hand of friendship and be the first Australian prime minister to visit our offshore detention centres?There are certain advantages in a prime minister not personally visiting and confronting the suffering described by the United Nations, Amnesty International and other humanitarian organisations in various reports on Australia’s offshore detention centres. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com