Opinion

Dr Niko Leka writes: Futility of detention for asylum seekers must drive true change

By Dr Niko Leka
Updated December 2 2020 - 3:38pm, first published 1:00pm
BILOELA: "Imagine how much better off we would all be had claims for asylum been assessed in the community, and if people recognised as refugees were allowed to work and pay taxes."
BILOELA: "Imagine how much better off we would all be had claims for asylum been assessed in the community, and if people recognised as refugees were allowed to work and pay taxes."

I saw on social media the other day a selfie that showed a middle-aged woman in her lounge room holding a sign that read "Is there one sane reason for hand-cuffing refugees being moved between facilities?"

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