02995nam 2200553 a 450 991045438710332120200520144314.01-74223-046-6(CKB)1000000000716503(EBL)421342(OCoLC)437108239(SSID)ssj0000357257(PQKBManifestationID)11248085(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000357257(PQKBWorkID)10352394(PQKB)10827396(MiAaPQ)EBC421342(Au-PeEL)EBL421342(CaPaEBR)ebr10351552(EXLCZ)99100000000071650320090116d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrBlind conscience[electronic resource] /Margot O'NeillSydney New South Wales20081 online resource (294 p.)Includes index.0-86840-853-0 Contents; Acknowledgments; Preface; Prologue; Chp 1 One placard; Chp 2 Proof; Chp 3 The turning point; Chp 4 Direct action; Chp 5 Lost in the argument; Chp 6 The cost; Chp 7 Hitting back; Chp 8 Petro's charge; Chp 9 Why, Mr Ruddock?; Epilogue; Timeline; Notes; Index"Mandatory detention of asylum-seekers has been a prominent public issue for almost a decade. It has provoked shame and anger across society, been manipulated politically by all sides and has prompted many to become actively involved in campaigns in support of asylum-seekers. The government's recent response to the crisis precipitated by the arrivial of the West Papuans and the widespread protest that followed show that the refugee crisis is not over. Nevertheless the prospects for incarcerated asylum-seekers have improved markedly since the intervention of Petro Georgeiou and other federal Liberal backbenchers. This shift and the time that has passed since the Tampa incident, children overboard and near saturation coverage of individual asylum-seekers provide the opportunity for some reflection. Margot O'Neill has covered many angles of the story herself, but writes now about the way Australian society at large was affected. She uses individuals - activists, psychiatrists, lawyers, politicians, prison guards - with direct experience to tell the broader story. This gives the book a strong narrative drive and a powerful emotional charge."--Provided by publisher.RefugeesGovernment policyAustraliaRefugeesSocial aspectsAustraliaRefugeesAustraliaPublic opinionElectronic books.RefugeesGovernment policyRefugeesSocial aspectsRefugeesPublic opinion.362.870994O'Neill Margot973738MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910454387103321Blind conscience2215950UNINA